While working in an attic, an exterminator accidentally knocked something small out of place—a big brown bat! The little animal curled up on the floor, and although he was barely moving he appeared to be breathing. He must have been sleeping in the attic to escape the cold before being woken up. As the exterminator looked at the poor little bat, his heart went out to him – he wanted to help! He carefully placed the bat in a bucket and called TWC’s hotline for help. The exterminator drove the big

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1.7K views · 261 reactions | Mixon, the big brown bat with a dislocated jaw. She had a very delicate procedure to reattached her lower jaw a few weeks ago, is still on a soft blended bat smoothie diet until she visits the vet for X-rays to ensure her procedure worked and she’s healed. She’s so adorable when she eats  thank you to our veterinarians for an amazing job  Note: Someone has bed head  | Pennsylvania Bat Conservation and Rehabilitation | Facebook

2.2K views · 46 reactions | We continue to learn a lot about the big brown bats on the Westmoreland Land Trust Schwarz bat colony camera. Last night the mom's left the bat pups alone for about 5 minutes when they went out to feed. Typically they will leave one mother behind to be a babysitter. We coutned 26 bat pups last night! Watch the WLT Big Brown Bat Colony Cam LIVE Here: https://pixcams.com/wlt-schwartz-barn-bat-colony-cameras/ | PixCams | Facebook

1.2K views · 84 reactions | Sound on! Our big brown bat enjoyed some mealworms for lunch the other day. This bat still needs to be fed by hand by our Animal Care staff. Big brown bats are insectivores and will be coming out of hibernation soon. They typically go into hibernation around November and remain there until spring when insects are plentiful again. #bigbrownbat #mealwormcrunch | Squam Lakes Natural Science Center | Facebook