Photograph by Newspix/Rex USAViolent 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.
Those bats are so cute!
oooooo.....those bats are so cute! they look like puppies!
Well that lucky. I agree. They are cute!!!
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THERE SO CUTE.ITS AMAZING HOW MUCH THER WING SPAN IS A SIZE OF A MAN. FROM ?
THER SO CUTE. I LOVE BATS.THERE MY FAVE ANIMALS.
They are lucky somebody found them and came to the rescue.I agree with everyone else of them being cute.
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That is so cool :-) I did a project on bats...
omg so cute i showed my classmates the pic in the magizen they love it!!!!:-) i <3 bats!!!
they don't even look like bats!!
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.
Awwwwww the bats are so cute I wish I had one.
the bats are so cute i wish i could just squish them :D
bats are one of my favorite animals!!!!they are so cute<3!!!!
This is an amazing story! I am so happy for these Bats! They are so cute!
i want one how much their so cut
AWW!They look like my cousin only hes less hair and doent have huge feet!! =]
i am a boy but i cant resite their cuteness to powerfull!! :D!! well they deserve to live poor things and their mothers :(
i have that magazine and i did a report on the rescue. everyone has to know how important this is!!!! :)
OMG they r sooo cute i LOOOVE baby bats:)
OMG theyre soo cute.when i first saw them i thought they where puppies :-)
THERE SOOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i WISH i COULD PET THERE LITTLE HEADS!! DONT YOU???
How STINKIN' cute is that?
too cute!!!!