Ways Humans Can Help Other Animals

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[Mary Terry]

I finally saw some bats flying out of the bat house we put up ages ago. I was worried that no one would move in but they have!

 

[TBRS1]

Do be careful about handling bats.

They have magical immune systems which means they can carry all sorts of diseases without any ill effects. One of those diseases is rabies.

In my area, anybody who comes in contact with a bat gets the full rabies medical treatment, if there is any broken skin or oral contact (a guy I know - person I know personally, so definitely a true story - was riding his bike. His mouth was open and... he caught a bat in it. Was given the full rabies treatment).

Other than that, I've always wanted a pet bat.

 

[Shevek]

Bats don't want to get tangled in your hair, but in a small room, they have to turn and then dive to regain flying speed, which takes them across the middle of the room where people are typically moving erratically. They also have lovely fur if you stroke their heads.
If you ask an old program to translate "Batman" into German, you get "Fleidermausmensch." If you then ask it to translate Fleidermausmensch" into English, you get "Flying Mouse Man."

 

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Other than that, I've always wanted a pet bat.

No rabies here, lots of people look after sick and injured bats here.

 

[TBRS1]

No rabies here, lots of people look after sick and injured bats here.

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Wow! Rabies is largely eradicated here, but bats are still carriers. That's cool!

 

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Wow! Rabies is largely eradicated here, but bats are still carriers. That's cool!

We never had it in the first place, one of the reasons we have such strict quarantine control here.

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

I love bats. Handled them with gloves in college and with a kitchen towel helping one get out of the house.

They have magical immune systems which means they can carry all sorts of diseases without any ill effects. One of those diseases is rabies.

What about the white nose disease epidemic?

 

[TBRS1]

I love bats. Handled them with gloves in college and with a kitchen towel helping one get out of the house.


What about the white nose disease epidemic?

I dunno - do I look like a veterinarian to you?

(I imagine that they aren't immune to everything)