#extinct bats

[pleb-the-original]

Day 9: Olitiau

(I have no idea where all this writing motivation is coming from. Then again, maybe its just the fun of writing my concepts. I did know of the Olitiau but not about the pterosaur debate. So I figured why not take a trip back to Prehistoric Paradise.) You know, I probably won’t be the first to admit this but yes, I was one of the bats behind the Olitiau. Oh yes there were many of us. I think I was the one seen by those British dweebs however. It’s actually kind of a funny story. So, I’m an anima-demon right? Got a mom, got a lot of brothers and sisters, you know the thing. Of course since apparently I got the lucky roll of the dice, I ended up being one of those extinct bats. Necromantis I think they call ‘em. Those scientists are way better at naming things than those British dweebs. So of course I wanted in with some other extinct pals. That’s why I applied to Prehistoric Paradise. Also cause mom thought I needed a job but hey, things just work out like that. So I’m just there doing a good job, hanging out with the other old bats. Then this one guy, calls himself Darkwing, decides “hey, you know what sounds fun? Breaking out and seeing the real world!” So then of course its MY responsibility to get him back. That idiot also managed to also get one of the pterosaurs to break out with him. So here I am in bat form searching for this giant bat and his friend swooping through the jungle. Now not to brag, but I fly good. Those trees did nothing to slow me down. What I didn’t expect however were people. I thought Darkwing got out into a pretty remote area. I was tired and I didn’t care anymore so I figured to just swoop down at them and maybe that would get them to leave. Sure I may have taken some bullets but I think it worked. Tracked down Darkwing and the pterosaur too before they could cause another Kongamato incident. It was only after it was all said and done did someone tell me “Oh hey guess what, you created a new cryptid.” I knew that spawning new cryptids was a common thing when working here but that fast? Don’t worry though, me and Olitiau are cool. Of course they’re cool with plenty of the other bats like me that ended up spawning his creation. Heck, whenever I get a day off I usually just end up drinking with them swapping stories. Believe me, Olitiau can make a mean hard folere. (Excerpt from Tall Tales! Testimonies and Stories from Prehistoric Paradise) 

[chimeride]

How ‘bout a combo gorgonopsid-vampire bat. Thanks for reading.

[albino-parakeet]

Eishi work doodle I colored

On the left a crow (that looks too small), obviously. And on the right a White Bellbird, which I find is a fitting bird for Eishi because of its loud signature call.

(Uncolored original version. I had to fix the hand rip)

(Warning it is loud and very shrill.)

Some extra Bellbird sketches for fun

[rebeccathenaturalist]

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What are pollinators, and why are they important?

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What threats do pollinators face, and what happens if we lose them?

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[ehliena]

Last Bat standing in DCeased is Cassandra Cain (as if that was ever in doubt).

Think about it. Her father and two brothers died at the beginning. Her mentor is undead in an alley. She doesn't know if her best friend is still alive. Weeks pass, and she thinks her baby brother is safe in space, so she adapts to her current situation and teams up with her only brother left and villains to train up orphans. She gets to have time with her mother only to have to see her mother kill herself to stop becoming a zombie.

Five years go by. She now has a sister-in-law. Then Damian is back. Her baby brother is now grown (and so much more well-adjusted than any of them). They have a mini reunion only to lose Jason. She gets the powers of Shazam.

Then everything else happens and she loses her baby brother too.

There is no one stronger than Cass Cain standing tall after losing everything and everyone.

[thegreatyin]

the scoundrel may have hunted enough crabs by now.

[bellamyroselia]

Maybe it's because I've been playing these two games back to back recently, but not only does Lilith look like Kalos Pokemon to me, she looks like a one that Diantha could've used in her team.

Like. They'd go surprsingly well together.

[samuraisharkie]

If you’re putting off loud ass firework tonight in the suburbs around other houses, let it be known I hate you. nearly kills my dog every year.

[transgender-chiroptera]

Icaronycteris index (extinct), via batconservationtrust

[erebus-luckycharm]

I'm watching no.6 right now btw and I'm LOVING it because it's like evangelion if it was brave enough to tell us that shinji and kaworu are GAY

[darabeatha]

[rainbowsylvie]

Every passing YouTube thumbnail of 2b2t that I see makes me wonder just what the frick is happening in there

[yuubaehachi]

📷🍪💎

Unfortunately I already did 📷 and 💎 so I'll do two random ones instead!

🍪 - If you were a cookie, what kind would you be?

>:0!!! This is a hard one, cause I like so many! In my heart, I want to be a Macaron, but thats just cause they're my favorite. Lavender or Smores or Red Velvet flavors are GREAT. And they're temperamental and delicate (to make), just like me :P

🦖 - Favorite extinct animal?

Anurognathus

Necromantis

I like them cause they can fly and are fuzzy, but also because they remind me of one of the most important person in my life and the one who peak transed me (i left the gender fandom thanks to her). So these are certified RF animals in my mind :9

🎵 - Last song you listened to?

Idk! Probably Flesh by Simon Curtis or All Around Me (Acoustic) by Flyleaf... orrrrrr according to Spotify it's Cannibal by Kesha. Queen!! I've just been listening to my revengeshipping playlist on repeat these last few days cause I'm obsessed :3

[rjzimmerman]

Surprising New Research Links Infant Mortality to Crashing Bat Populations. (New York Times)

Excerpt from this New York Times story:

The connections are commonsense but the conclusion is shocking.

Bats eat insects. When a fatal disease hit bats, farmers used more pesticides to protect crops. And that, according to a new study, led to an increase in infant mortality.

According to the research, published Thursday in the journal Science, farmers in affected U.S. counties increased their use of insecticides by 31 percent when bat populations declined. In those places, infant mortality rose by an estimated 8 percent.

“It’s a seminal piece,” said Carmen Messerlian, a reproductive epidemiologist at Harvard who was not involved with the research. “I actually think it’s groundbreaking.”

The new study tested various alternatives to see if something else could have driven the increase: Unemployment or drug overdoses, for example. Nothing else was found to cause it.

Dr. Messerlian, who studies how the environment affects fertility, pregnancy and child health, said a growing body of research is showing health effects from toxic chemicals in our environment, even if scientists can’t put their fingers on the causal links.

“If we were to reduce the population-level exposure today, we would save lives,” she said. “It’s as easy as that.”

The new study is the latest to find dire consequences for humans when ecosystems are thrown out of balance. Recent research by the same author, Eyal Frank, an environmental economist at the University of Chicago, found that a die-off of vultures in India had led to half a million excess human deaths as rotting livestock carcasses polluted water and spurred an increase in feral dogs, spreading waterborne diseases and rabies.

“We often pay a lot of attention to global extinctions, where species completely disappear,” Dr. Frank said. “But we start experiencing loss and damages well before that.”

[bogleech]

U.S. congressman ralph norman stating he hopes bats go extinct, just earlier this week as he voted against endangered species protections.

His office, where you can have statements or messages passed on to him:

(202) 225-5501

[in-class-daydreams]

Imagine Sen begging ex-husband Gojo, "Please don't tell mom!"

"Why is there a huge wolf in your dorm?" Satoru asks, bewildered.

Satoru was on business at the Kyoto school when he stopped by the dorms to visit his son. He got more than he bargained for.

To their credit, Naoki Zenin and Hikari Higuruma don't cower at the prospect of the famed Gojo Satoru catching them red-handed.

"She approached us while we were camping," Hikari explains. "We were cooking some meat and she came up with her ears pinned back and whined for some."

Satoru eyes the 150-something pound wolf. "That doesn't explain why it's indoors. And wolves went extinct in Japan more than a hundred years ago. And why is it that big?"

Sen and Nao hugged the creature around the neck. Sen says, "We think she's pregnant!"

"Still doesn't answer any of my questions."

Their line of conversation gets cut short by Satoru's phone ringing. He checks the caller ID.

"It's your mom," he tells Sen.

"Don't tell her! Please, dad, she's going to beat my ass!" Sen begs.

Satoru chuckles. "Oh, I know." He answers the call. "Hey, what's up?"

The four of them wince when your voice booms through the speaker.

"WHAT'S THIS I HEAR ABOUT SEN BRINGING A LIVE WOLF INTO THE DORMS?" you shout.

"How'd she know?" Nao mutters.

"I know it sounds bad, but--"

You cut your ex off. "Put Sen on the phone!"

Knowing that there was no escaping unless they wanted you to come down here yourself, Satoru gingerly hands his son the phone. While you have a full-volume rant about rabies and mauling and animal-borne diseases, Satoru holds up a finger and mouths, "Wait here."

He teleports away while Nao and Hikari pat Sen on the shoulder in solidarity. Hikari is about to tell Sen that he can take you off of speaker until she looks down and realizes you're not on speaker at all. You've just got the lungs of a drill sergeant.

"--rely on limitless to prevent yourself from getting bitten? Wild animals are not pets! What if there's-- Satoru, what are you doing here? I..." The trio listens with anticipation when you trail off and they hear Satoru saying something unintelligible to you.

The audio goes muffled, as if you'd put a hand over the speaker. You and Satoru exchange heated (on your side) words until you stop and huff. Then one thing from Satoru reaches the trio's ears.

"Just let me handle it. Please?"

They can feel your glare through the phone.

"You think you can just come here and bat your lashes and give me that wet puppy look and I'll cave?" you say incredulously.

"Yes. And, well. You know."

You huff and the line goes dead. A moment later, Satoru reappears.

"I've never heard anyone talk her down like that," Sen says in wonder.

Satoru shrugs. "It's a learned skill. I just showed her this picture." He hands them a polaroid.

The color is faded, but the paper is still in mint condition. Someone seemed to have taken great care of it. It reads "September 2005" and it depicts somewhere that must be the Tokyo High dorms. Satoru's visage is unmistakable, what with Sen looking exactly the same. The only difference is more babyish features, his hair, and the round sunglasses.

You looked much the same back then, too. Maybe a bit less tired-looking and with a bit more mischief in your eyes than Sen had ever remembered seeing growing up, but it was still you.

And sitting on the bed, surrounded by empty filet-o-fish wrappers strewn all over your bedroom floor, being hugged from either side by your teen selves, is a fully-grown grizzly bear.

~

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Hi, everyone! I'm back! Sorry, I was worried I was posting too much before and then I lost a little inspo. I've been having doubts about my Sen work, so I took a little break. Thank you for your support and kind words! It meant a lot! (And to the anon's who asked about reader's burn many moons ago, I haven't forgotten you, I'm just trying to do her injury justice in the fic for it.)