Ten weird creatures

Found this 10 weirdest newly discovered animals link on the NPR site. It seems like the buggers get weirder and weirder as the humans discover them. The rarest are probably just perceived at first as strange and unusual; but imagine what it was like to have seen a rhinoceros for the first time. The Europeans thought it was some kind of unicorn :P

Here's a link to the National Geographic article.

And, of course, may favorite - pictured is the Yoda Bat.

Piotr Naskrecki/Conservation International

Juan Cabana strikes again!

I must be losing a step. I had to find this floating around on Betty Bones' blog through my sister, DeMonica. I've posted finds about this guy, Juan Cabana before. Early on I didn't realize he's an artist, but now I really admire what he does. He's moved on from hoaxes, and is creating taxidermy creatures that never existed… at least as far as YOU know.

Juan Cabana Creatures on environmentalgraffiti.com

Here's his art at the original site that featured the hoax art.

This is one of Ira / Miguel's works of art: A mummified demon bat.

Brazilian Bats. That's a LOT!

Want to see the coolest video you'll ever witness of bats viewed in infrared? These Brazilian bats were recorded using infrared so their habits were not disrupted by light.

Next thing you know they'll be video-recording me without my consent. Invasion of privacy!

Still cool, though.

Click to read the article on Wired, and see the video larger.

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Eminent domain for bats

The bats won a battle, finally. Their home was destroyed, but at least the law was in their dugout fighting the good fight for them. A developer was obliged to build a new home for these rare brown long-eared bats if he wanted to demolish the home they were already living in.
But, dang, what about all the memories in their old home?

Read the article.

R.I.P. Space Bat

Video dedication to Space Bat. They’re calling him “Space Bat.” Awwwww.



Credit to where I found it.

My original blog post.

R.I.P. Astro Bat

R.I.P. to the poor bat who died during the latest Space Shuttle launch :(

The poor thing was clinging to the fuel tank until blast-off.

Click for pix and story.

The old bat

Old bat, Tanner is 23.

Yesterday was Tanner’s birthday, and I forgot to send him a card.
If you get a chance, please send regards to Tanner, the oldest known bat at the Cranbrook Institute of Science. He’s 23.
Clicky.

The Bat Man, man

This guy is my hero. He’s helping the bats by keeping abandoned caves and mines accessible to them while keeping nasty humans out.

MSNBC article here.

Home invasion cancelled

Tours of Sequiota Cave in Missouri have been canceled due to the discovery of bats. Well, duh. Bats live in caves. They probably wanted to make themselves more apparent to all the frizzy-haired soccer moms and their beastly children who wanted to peek at their digs.
Stay out of my cave! I’m not even telling you where it is!
Clicky for article.

Rabies, rabies, stick your head in gravy!

According to this article, 38 people in Venezuela have died from being bitten by vampire bats. They think the bats may have had rabies, but I think the “victims” are faking it. Everyone is hating on the vampires these days.

Is a bat in a bra a brat?

A woman found a bat in her bra. Story finished, unless you want to comment on her love life (or the lack of it ;)
Read the rest here.

The bats Ottawa bit him sooner

I’ve been in a cave for a week, so I’m glad to be back with a story that made me chuckle. Bats are not pets, and parents who let their kids put bats in cages are not good parents. I can’t be any more clear. Bats, and wild animals — nature in general — these are not yours. They do not belong to you. The “bored” Ottawa, Kansas kid who found some bats on his lawn doesn’t even act like he’s learned a thing.
Judge for yourself. Clicky for the article with bonus video report.

Blown away by some people’s stupidity

In the aftermath of the cyclone that recently ravaged Burma, people are claiming they are hearing the ghosts calling for help according to this article. Ever consider they are real people you just can’t find? Ghosts don’t get stuck in physical places very often.
Well, the bright side is the people who are stuck are sitting ducks for local vampire bats.

The sound of white-nose

This isn’t hot off the presses, but I want to make sure there is awareness that our bats are dying. Scientists still haven’t figured out the exact cause, but some blame the pesticides you humans use… and I’m the monster here, right? What a bowl of rot!
Here’s the link for a good cry if you are capable of it.

Mourning the Bats

Sad news about bats. We’ve all heard about the bees dying off, and that story has gone the way of the birds, but now we are losing our bats. Who is going to eat all the pesky insects if our beautiful bats disappear? Renfield can only do so much.