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A dwarf dog-faced bat (Molossops temminckii) from Paraguay.
Sweet Bat Portraits Dispel Stereotypes of These Incredibly Important Mammals
Photographer: Dr. Merlin Tuttle
Hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata) from Mexico. This species does not cause problems for people or for livestock. It feeds almost exclusively on the blood of birds.
A minor epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus labiatus minor) in Kenya.
An African sheath-tailed bat (Coeura afra) from a cave on the Mombasa Coast of Kenya.
#merlin tuttle#photographer#dwarf dog-faced bat#molossops temminckii#paraguay#bat#animal#mammal#wildlife#hairy-legged vampire bat#diphylla ecaudata#mexico#epomophorus labiatus minor#kenya#minor epauletted fruit bat#african sheath-tailed bat#coeura afra#mombasa coast#nature
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I really (reaaaaaaally) wanna pet them !
A dwarf dog-faced bat (Molossops temminckii) from Paraguay.
Sweet Bat Portraits Dispel Stereotypes of These Incredibly Important Mammals
Photographer: Dr. Merlin Tuttle
Hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata) from Mexico. This species does not cause problems for people or for livestock. It feeds almost exclusively on the blood of birds.
A minor epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus labiatus minor) in Kenya.
An African sheath-tailed bat (Coeura afra) from a cave on the Mombasa Coast of Kenya.
#photographer#dwarf dog-faced bat#molossops temminckii#paraguay#bat#animal#mammal#wildlife#hairy-legged vampire bat#diphylla ecaudata#mexico#epomophorus labiatus minor#kenya#minor epauletted fruit bat#african sheath-tailed bat#coeura afra#mombasa coast#nature#merlin tuttle#CUTE
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