Flying fox
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Went out to my backyard on Friday arvo to find a bat tangled up in the netting that covered one of our fruit trees. It was hanging upside down, legs and wings in very awkward positions, all wound up from head to toe... if bats do have any toes. The only way it could've been tangled up that badly was by flying straight into the net, clinging onto the net with its claws or whatnot in an upside down position, and turning and tumbling itself around in circles until the net completely covered it's whole body and it could no longer move. I felt so bad for the poor fellow, staring at us with it's sad and beady eyes, yet at the same, I was just thinking of how stupid this bat could be lol.
Bats bite and it hurts and it could give you rabies, so my bro and I called RSPCA and they came and cut the netting around the bat and untangled him once they got back to their clinic. They called and said that it was very dehydrated (been stuck there for the whole day apparently), and that it was probably feeling very numb cos of the restriction the net had on it's blood circulation. The bat will be staying at their center for a week or so, to get back into shape, before they release it back into the wild. I hope it can still fly, cos if it can't, they'll be putting it down, and it'll be all the net's fault. And I will feel bad about it (the net's been taken off now).
Anyway, much appreciation goes out to the two RSPCA workers who drove all the way out from Yagoona to rescue this little furry creature. It would've probably died within the next day or so if no one saved it. I must say though, bats do not smell good. It's odour still lingers in my backyard around that tree haha *wrinkles nose*.
So I just spent 10 minutes writing about my how my Friday afternoon was at home, which can only mean one thing - it's that time of the year again where uni students rip their hairs out and facebook newsfeeds get crazy. This is a very failed attempt at professional crastination as I have run out of things to write about, so I'm gonna head off now and try to do some studying (code word for procrastinating elsewhere).
Goodluck for all your exams and asses, guise!!
and a Happy Birthday to Lily, my beautiful yamster ♥
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