Bat Rescue

Posted by NG Kids in News Bites on October 7, 2009
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Photograph by Newspix/Rex USA

Violent storms can be disastrous for baby flying foxes in Australia. Strong winds can knock the babies from the protection of their mothers’ wings, and many have not learned how to fly. Luckily for the bats, there are volunteers to swoop in and rescue them.

One particularly fierce storm sent hundreds of baby bats helplessly to the ground. Over three days, volunteers transported the babies to the Australian Bat Clinic & Wildlife Trauma Centre. Doctors at the clinic treated the bats for injuries and broken bones and monitored them until they learned to fly.

Read the full story by Scott Elder in the October 2009 issue of National Geographic Kids, on newsstands now.

See a video of flying foxes on National Geographic Kids.

Read a story about Dunia, a rescued baby gorilla, on National Geographic Kids.

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Comments

  1. emshemie3
    October 7, 2009, 3:54 pm

    Those bats are so cute!

  2. hulahaley
    October 7, 2009, 10:17 pm

    oooooo…..those bats are so cute! they look like puppies!

  3. Stardust
    October 8, 2009, 8:33 am

    Well that lucky. I agree. They are cute!!!
    Stardust
    xxx

  4. monkey
    October 8, 2009, 3:50 pm

    THERE SO CUTE.ITS AMAZING HOW MUCH THER WING SPAN IS A SIZE OF A MAN. FROM ?

  5. DINOBOY
    October 8, 2009, 4:03 pm

    THER SO CUTE. I LOVE BATS.THERE MY FAVE ANIMALS.

  6. 98
    October 8, 2009, 5:41 pm

    They are lucky somebody found them and came to the rescue.I agree with everyone else of them being cute.
    -98

  7. rickriv
    October 8, 2009, 7:55 pm

    That is so cool :-) I did a project on bats…

  8. tinkiepinkie
    October 8, 2009, 7:59 pm

    omg so cute i showed my classmates the pic in the magizen they love it!!!!:-) i <3 bats!!!

  9. pandagirl789
    October 9, 2009, 2:42 pm

    they don’t even look like bats!!

  10. kpadro14
    October 9, 2009, 5:47 pm

    Yes the are so cute and lucky. But mostly Cute. I wish we could have bats as pets but then you would have to let it go.

  11. Arrollo
    October 12, 2009, 8:32 pm

    Awwwwww the bats are so cute I wish I had one.

  12. Marcie16131
    October 12, 2009, 8:45 pm

    the bats are so cute i wish i could just squish them :D

  13. kackmann
    October 12, 2009, 9:50 pm

    bats are one of my favorite animals!!!!they are so cute<3!!!!

  14. Alarie
    October 13, 2009, 10:30 am

    This is an amazing story! I am so happy for these Bats! They are so cute!

  15. chrissy
    October 13, 2009, 12:14 pm

    i want one how much their so cut

  16. dqmia
    October 13, 2009, 5:17 pm

    AWW!They look like my cousin only hes less hair and doent have huge feet!! =]

  17. llamasrock
    October 13, 2009, 6:48 pm

    i am a boy but i cant resite their cuteness to powerfull!! :D !! well they deserve to live poor things and their mothers :(

  18. iruleso
    October 15, 2009, 9:43 pm

    i have that magazine and i did a report on the rescue. everyone has to know how important this is!!!! :)

  19. Sandy27
    October 15, 2009, 11:33 pm

    OMG they r sooo cute i LOOOVE baby bats:)

  20. dadyslittleangel13
    October 18, 2009, 6:20 pm

    OMG theyre soo cute.when i first saw them i thought they where puppies :-)

  21. holla
    October 21, 2009, 5:10 pm

    THERE SOOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    i WISH i COULD PET THERE LITTLE HEADS!! DONT YOU???

  22. cporras
    October 27, 2009, 3:34 pm

    How STINKIN’ cute is that?

  23. TheWebkinzPanda
    November 5, 2009, 12:17 am

    too cute!!!!

  24. baboe
    January 15, 2010, 7:11 pm

    OMG! Those bats are so stinkn’ cute!!!!!!!

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