Honestly, I’m the lucky one. He is an amazing human.

Because they are awesome!

Art by Anna-Maria Jung.

She can! She needs a lot of calories so she spend extra time hunting bugs at night.

Come here and give me a hug!

and if you wonder why it’s called a “tailed tailless bat:”

The common name of the bat is typically given as the “tailed tailless bat”. This is because the species belongs to the genus Anoura, commonly called the “tailless bats”, yet it possesses a tail. However, the name is arguably somewhat misleading, since only three of the other seven species of “tailless bats” genuinely lack a tail.

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Same, same. Checking email is my least favorite thing to do.

The reason for this behavior is actually much more interesting than you might think!

Raccoons have the most sensitive sense of touch of any animal known other than primates. Over two thirds of the sensory processing power of a raccoon’s brain are dedicated to its sense of touch, while the critter’s tiny hands are packed with over ten times the number of nerve endings as a human hand.

These very sensitive hands develop a thin protective barrier over time- sort of like a callous— but the layer is softened by water.

When a raccoon dips its hands into water, it can feel with perfect acuity. A raccoon will explore its food, memorizing and savoring its texture to learn about it and to be better able to identify and search for it in the future.

I wish I did! It’s not legal in my state otherwise I’d find a way by now.

For your niece:

100% agree!

Exactly what I was thinking of when posting this!

Thank you!

You are welcome, thank you for being such an awesome part of our community!

An important part of self-care!

That’s for plumbers, mostly

Thank you! I’m slowly getting over this Covid thing. Still coughing like crazy, but I couldn’t go one more day without sharing some bats! So glad it brings you joy 🤩

Maybe that’s why I love them so much, cause I love me some opossums!

I believe so… but I am not 100% sure.

Aww, you’re too sweet! I shall return to posting more when I’m done having Covid. This round hit me hard, but I’m almost back to normal. Almost.