Rescuing a flying-fox up a tree: this is Goorlie
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Goorlie is a subadult male Black Flying-Fox who was hanging out in some backyard trees for 24 hours. I visited this place only a few days previously with another Black Flying-Fox rescue in the same location. What are the odds of 2 subadult Black Flying-Foxes in the same tree in the same backyard within 72 hours of each other, in a place I've never rescued before?
Such a handsome fellow he is too, with beautiful fur, and mickey mouse ears, but a bit of a spaced out look on his face indicating he's hit his head sometime before he ended up in that tree.
Blacks are subject to frostbite and fungal infections which burn the tips of their ears and destroy the tissue.
Baby season is approaching here, and my options for finding carers for adult bats is limited locally. Any rescue I do, I can keep until their wanting to hang, but I can't provide them company or further care once they stage out of my incubator.
Usually I sort the bat out before I move them along (vet care, hydration and whatever else it needs); I need to get an x-ray to see why this young guy couldn't or didn't fly when I caught him.
I'll arrange for his collarbones to be imaged so I can be happier moving him along to a carer who has limited vet access and/or limited time.
This year we are really short on carers for adults locally, and the Princess has had another human wingless pup, which apparently puts her out of action for this season. My normal go-to person is ill; my personal availability is curtailed by high maintenance parental issues, and baby season has started.
I called this young man Goorlie (from Kalgoorlie St); the town of Kalgoorlie built its reputation on the largest open cut Gold mine in Australia for many years.
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He is a handsome fella. I hope that there's nothing seriously wrong with him.
Aw, he was holding your finger! So sweet....
Hope this young one comes back to himself soon.🤯😕🦇❤
He is awfully quiet. Not usually a good sign but there could be many reasons including dehydration.
I've got him peeing, just need to arrange an xray.
Glad to see you back posting stories of these amazing creatures.
I haven't been anywhere. I post videos most days.
Rescues have been fewer lately and most of the most recent ones haven't ended well for the batties.
Girlie says, thanks, I needed that. Just a little nip of glucose, certainly helps.😁🥰😉
He's very cute.
He enjoyed that juice very much
I must say Mr. Goorlie is a handsome guy, but he looks very spaced out…still trying every chance at escape, but without much real expectation of success. He sure wanted that juice, that was a great reaction, even if he did wear a good bit of it.
Very strange to have two in a spot new to you like that, and I hope he is not damaged in his flight capability. He has the shortest ears I’ve seen on one, whether it was frost or fungus, they are like little teddy bear ears.
It’s a rough time to be short carers, and I hope things don’t get too out of hand for you. Hoping this young man becomes a survivor, and is able to get back out there without any trouble.✨🖤🇨🇦
His attempts at escape are quite rote; he thinks he should try to escape but he has no real purpose in his attempts.
@@Megabattie Yeah, poor guy seemed pretty unfocused.🖤🇨🇦
If I were in NSW, I’d gladly get the jabs and training to help you out.❤
Me too.🖤🇨🇦
Very fetching guy. I hope it's a good outcome for him. Congrats Sarah on the new baby.
He sure does have a longer muzzle than the gray headed Flying-foxes, deer Meg! I typed that just as you said it, so I came back and edited this comment…Very fox-like, he is!
I hope he recovers and fathers many children! God bless him, and you, dearly beloved Meg!
My love to all! Ta-ta! 👋🏾👋🏾
Beautiful to watch Meg, hope all survives. 🇨🇦🦇🍁
Re-watching and learning so very much re: muzzle size difference between the black & gray-headed Flying Foxes. They are ALL so beautiful!! Love & prayers to Goorlie!🦇🥺💕💕
There's not that much difference, it's just that some views distort the proportions.
@@MegabattieGot it! I love learning about these beautiful souls, thanks Meg!!🤗💕🦇🤗💕
What a sweet boy,hope he does well
I"m reliant on the xray to figure out what's going on with this guy,
Goorlie is such a beautiful boy!!🦇🤗💕💕 He certainly is in the VERY BEST hands with you Meg, Thank You!💕 Thanks to MOP(s) who called for his rescue too!👍🥰
Interesting little face. Same, same but different.
Congratulations to the princess 💐
Another cutie pie flying fur puppy ! What a handsome little man !
Omggg he's handsome!!
3:54 this shows the connective tissue in the wing membrane very well. It is very similar to how the developers of hang gliders used composite rods to stiffen the glider's wings.
A very handsome fellow!!! Good luck darlin and keep surviving!🦇💚💚💚🦇
Good luck with your parents
thanks
Absolutely brilliant the way you got him out of the tree Meg. And you always keep your cool 😂🎉bravo xxx by the way has Mrs Zeus eaten yet? Xxx
Such a cute little chap ❤😍
God the salvation makes me sob eveytime I watch it
Looked a bit like a young black bear. Love his deep hue with the blue. 🦇❣️😊
What a handsome batty. Hope he pulls through.
I hope is fine..such a sweet guy❤
He is handsome, and very smart. He was so calm and quiet throughout the video. Cheers to you and your little bat. Take care, Meg.
I have a stressful job and I've started to watch your videos to help me unwind after a hard day. Their sweetness always helps me!
If I lived close I’d gladly become a career. I hope you find some more quality help soon❤😊
When Goorlie kept grabbing onto the carrier, for some reason it caused a flashback to a first date with a uni student (eons ago). Goorlie is much more winsome and charming, though. And, no, there was no second date! Fingers crossed Goorlie is recovering well.
Yes, grabby male hands on a first date are a fast way to end a budding relationship
@@Megabattie also a fast way for the grabber to get a fat lip!
Megabattie doesn't do human grabbing of either sex. @@gsdalpha1358
Oh, I do so hope our Gorgeous Goorlie doesn’t have broken collar bones, and is only just a bit concussed. Such a handsome lad he is! 🤞🏻for this sweet boy, but I do remember in another recent video you said you had some rescue vids lined up, but the outcomes weren’t good 😞.
Congratulations to Princess Sarah on the birth of her new wingless, pink pup. Did she have a boy or a girl?
Send my best wishes for your parents and for you, Meg. ❤🦇❤️
The Princess's new wingless pup is male.
I have a few unhappy rescue videos but this guy looks OK unless he's got a fracture; I'm not expecting to find a collarbone fracture; he doesn't appear to have any tenderness around his shoulders or loss of movement but I won't be able to tell until I see him hanging and moving around.
He looks like a little black bear 😊😊
So so cute 🥰
He looked so scared😢
He is beautiful. I love the deep red fur behind his head . He really looks spacey though...I hope he is okay! 😇❤️🖤🦇🖤❤️
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What a beautiful and sweet boy! ❤🦇
All where did you end up taking him?? And thank you so much for all you do
He may still be home with Meg until his X-rays, it sounds like places are very limited.🖤🇨🇦
You and your loved ones are true angels.
Rescuing those cute babies is difficult but worthy.
What kind of vaccines must we have for handling bats without risk?
Rabies, I read at the end of the video 🎉
Such a handsome boy. I’m hoping for a good outcome 🤞
Such a beautiful black batty!!!! He gets a sweet face!! I hope he recovers. The Princess has another baby, a girl or a boy?
He really is a sweet faced boy, and I hope nothing too bad has happened to him. I’m glad The Princess’s baby is safely arrived, I wonder too if it’s a boy or girl…we know it will be beautiful.🖤🇨🇦
The new wingless pup is male.
@@Megabattie Thanks Meg…she has a full set now. Glad they are both doing well.🖤🇨🇦
@@Megabattie wow a boy!!!
@@tamarrajames3590 hi Tamarra have a good day, here ut' s 12.24 p. M.
Awww
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Hello from Florida so excited to see these little ones we don't have them in Florida I have learned so much by watching you about these amazing flying puppies
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It was very reassuring to see him drink the juice with some enthusiasm, especially as he was so spaced out. Poor little Goorlie has had a rough life so far, but I am hopeful he will recover.
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Frostbite on his ears! Poor little darling, that must’ve been so painful. I hope he doesn’t have any broken bones and gets well.
Poor little fella!! I hope he recovers soon! ❤❤
I don’t see Black Flying Foxes too often, he certainly has a beautiful face, maybe from same colony as other Black since you found one a few days earlier? hope Goorlie doesn’t have any broken bones🦇💜,,,,,,,,Tobey 🌵🌞
The Blacks don't have a colony by themselves; they hang out with the Greys.
This location is about midway between 2 colonies, though I'm not sure one is currently in residence. I know the Wolli Ck colony is booming with lots of batties and baby noises.
Ok they hang out together👍
Hoping that Mr. Goorlie doesn't have bits broken . He's a handsome fellow but definitely seems out of it. Sad that he lost his ears due to frostbite/infection. Would that bother his hearing or balance?
No, it would have no effect on him at all.
He just lost the tips of his ears.
Such a sweet boy! I 🤞he is a survivor!🤞❤️🦇🇨🇦
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she will figure it out baby bat
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Que gracinha!!!!!
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I think he just wants your care.
needs care at this stage
@@Megabattie oh noes!
Out there they call the town "Kal"
But I've had a Cal before, so I used the end of the name.
@@Megabattie Ah of course.. I thought I'd come up with another version you could use :)
I"ve rescued so many bats, I try not to reuse names though. @@princekareem
Can greys, blacks and reds interbreed with each other? Maybe if they are kept in captivity if they don’t mix in the wild?
I believe Segue (one of Mandi’s) is a mixed breed, he has some interesting differences unique to him, and is very cute. I don’t know if the Little Reds would work because they have a different breeding season.🖤🇨🇦
There are occasional hybrids; I don't know if the hybrids are fertile though. In care you can watch their behaviour. If a hybrid gave birth you could say that she's fertile, but if the hybrid is male, unless one of the girls gives birth to a baby who is obviously from the hybrid (features of 2 species), then it's hard to tell if the hybrids are inter fertile with their progenitor species.
I don't think anything will hybridise with the Little Reds - they're a lot smaller than the Greys, Blacks and Speccies and breed out of season to the other larger species.
@@Megabattie It’s true, you always know who the Mother is, but the Father is less easy to know. It would be nice to think Segue could be a Dad.🖤🇨🇦
Do bats stink?
The males get smelly , especially in breeding season.
Not as bad as humans though.
Bat's get smelly but not to the extent that the other bats ask them to leave the colony , which something that often happens among humans.
And the babies smell divine. That's a direct Megabattie quote.
The Grey boys have a specific odour but I can't describe it; it's fairly bitter but I don't find it particularly offensive (most people do)
The girls are less stinky, and the babies (the Grey babies) smell sweet and like vanilla, baby powder and pink musk candy.
Blacks and Greys and Speccies and Little Reds all smell different. People say the Little Reds smell like curry; I think Blacks smell like burnt fruit salad (not that I've ever burnt fruit salad, but they smell fruity like fruit salad with an acrid burnt overlay of aroma). Speccies have their own smell and I can't describe it.
LOL, Paul.
The boys stinkify themselves up by peeing on themselves (do human males do that except by accident?) then rubbing it all in so they're noice and aromatic and shiny for the girls.
If you could find a way to fet him to tge us ill take him. I know cant hapoen but if i could. ...
If he's OK he'll be released next week, I just have to make sure there's nothing broken before passing him along to a carer
What do you give them for pain? I’m surprised Goorlie didn’t calm down after the pain medication.
I get it from the vet
What happened with this lil man? Is he still in care?
He went to another carer and I lost track of him in the system; he may have been released in the last release before baby season, but he may also be with a carer who does males, awaiting the next release after Christmas.
What’s the difference between a flying fox and a bat?
Flying-foxes are both bats AND flying-foxes.
All flying-foxes are bats; not all bats are flying-foxes.
A flying-fox is a specific kind of fruit bat.
Bat is an umbrella term for various bats, like dog is general term for all species of dogs.