Baby bat delivered by caesarean: this is Q's story
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2018
- Baby Q (Quintessence) is a Grey-Headed Flying-Fox who had an assisted birth after his mother fractured her spine. He was delivered by Caesarean.
He was very mildly premature and survived, growing up, healthy and strong, and fit for release 4-5 months later.
This video is a compilation of videos of Quintessence, from 2015.
Q's mum had a spinal fracture and was euthanased after he was delivered. He was put onto her teat to get her first milk, the colostrum, to get passive immunity from her.
Mum-bat was anaesthetised before the surgery, and euthanased after little Q was safely delivered. Her spinal injury was severe and unfixable.
Thanks Mandi for your footage.
I love the little sounds they make...the chirping and the squeaks, twitters, and especially the nummies when they're testing out fruit for the first time
Yeah, almost sounds like a bird chirping and chatting....^^ Tiny little face, tiny little ears and sleepy eyes. Too cute. Hope he makes it.
The facebooks, the Myspaces, the Snapchats😂. I know I'm corny 😒
I admire so seeing a large hand holding this vulnerable little creature with such care and gentleness. It is so beautiful to me.
Same 💜
Walter must be such a comfort to the babes.
he's lovely - I don't think Teddy or Gelert would get that close without Walter going berserk ! lol
Poor mum, but what a victory to save her boy. Q is adorable and has quite the personality!
Cuddles time with pawpaw Walter!! Bless his heart, he is a wonderful pawpaw.😊
Oh my gosh, this was so cute I cried. He was just so adorable. And Walter makes a good Grandpa.
I’m in the uk., I love to see our bats swooping through the dusk every evening. There’s something super joyful about them.
Thank you for this close up of your flying foxes. I love them ❤️
There is something fabulous about watching the microbats hawking for insects at dusk.
Q is adorable and a modern miracle. Think of all the work to gain the knowledge to physically remove a fetus, that would otherwise die, and nurture in along in a manner that so mimics the bat species, that this lad will survive and flourish and hopefully one day help produce many more beautiful bat babies. Thank you for for all the diligence and thankless hard work you ALL do!
I wish we could say the same about human babies. I guess bat babies are more important.
Grace - what are you trying to say?
It's not who is more important - it's what can be done with the resources available at the time.
If you want to make human babies more important than you perceive I make my bat babies, then go ahead. Nobody's stopping you.
@@gracelockhart6040 I think different people are called to help in different ways. If these batty rescuers found a human baby trapped on barb wire or tangled in fruit netting, I feel quite certain they would save that baby too, whether or not it had wings
I've never understood the "we should never, ever help animals, because there are humans who also need help" argument, it makes very little sense. It's just this weird guilt for the sake of guilt itself thing.
@@gracelockhart6040 oh shut up. Why are you even clicking on bat videos then?
So tiny and frail. How awesome you could save his life. He’s absolutely beautiful and growing up big and strong 💗😘
Oh, what a precious little creature. 🧡
After seeing how grouchy Walter is now, I would have never thought how sweet he is with babies. Beautiful video!
The older adult males in care are really good with the babies. They recognise they are young and tolerate them and guide them. They also watch over them
So precious! So glad he was saved. Rip to his mom!
Grumpy grandpaw Walter, the pup trainer extraordinaire, this pup Q got the best!
Thank you for helping both baby and his mum. I bet she appreciated knowing her little one made it. RIP mommy bat.
I didnt know anything about bats untill this channel! Thanks for the education! I now look at bats entirely different
I realized that you reminded me of Jane Austen for two reasons: your excellent ability to observe and communicate, and make a story interesting; and you have her wit.
Thanks Karen.
I'm not a very vigilant observer but occasionally when it's obvious I notice stuff.
I like to go into a friend's aviary when she's there because it's like the difference between a guided tour of something and just wandering alone.
In the guided tour you get all the gossip and the hearsay and what people have said and done in this place.
In the guided tour of the aviary I am introduced to the personalities and the individuals - I get - well that's X and she always hangs out with Y - and they groom each other and they like to thumb box and scream loudly. And that's Z who is the gate guard - he announces when someone comes into the cage, and he has a specific cracked sort of voice so you know it's him.
And then the whole aviary comes to life, when before, they were anonymous and random bats.
The little noises Walter was making when he was scratching! So cute! I never really liked bats but you've definitely changed my mind! ❤❤
Hah that's great. I love changing people's minds.
Hilarious and adorable. God bless you for caring for these sweethearts.
Thank you, Meg, and Mandi. Q is adorable. I’m glad he “graduated” to crèche and the world of big flying-foxes.
I use to hate bats now you showing us them, I love their little faces.
I love to see them eat.
I feel the same way. I used to really dislike bats until she introduced me to the flying fox and no I'm loving them and think they are adorable!
For some reason, they've always been made out to be these awful, disease carrying animals. But, they are excellent at keeping insects down and have so many other benefits. I don't know why they are so maligned but they really are interesting, wonderful creatures!
Debbie Goble Me too, but after watching video after video of their precious eyes I’ve fallen in love🥰
@@honeybuzzard2843 Me too!!! Reminds me of how puppies eat.
Walter is so sweet with babies.
He's an adorable grandpa to the little ones!
Oh Q...what a sweet sad story. Glad he survived and had caring humans for him and his mum.
They killed his mother...
@@kasper7574
His mom fractured her spine, darling, she wasn't likely to live and if she did, it would've been in constant pain.
Kasper Fox they had to. Please do not say stuff like that like she killed she for kicks and giggles.... they take care of all bats and would have loved for mum to stay around but because of her injuries, she simply would not survive. Don’t be a fucking asshole dude. Just stop.
Miki, the mother wouldn't have survived - bats with spinal injuries die slowly from organ failure. Sometimes euthanasia is kinder than the options. At least her baby survived, which I think is a triumph.
Thanks Meg...Q is just so adorable.
Very sweet story. Walter goes without saying.
Amazing! I never thought the baby would survive - I'm over the Moon with delight! Congratulations to all for the fortitude and effort (that includes you too Sir Walter)!
Oh my gosh, what a darling! So glad Q got that first milk.
Sad that Mom didn't make it, but glad little Q survived! Lovely video of Q with Grandpa Walter! 💕🦇🦇💕💔
The ear wiggles are the cutest thing ever!!!!
🦇Baby bat Q & Walter, the old fart🦇, snuggleing with each other. How adorable! 😍
Nommies, cute tongue and ear wiggles,
Q is too adorable 😍
Great work Meg
Touch. The most important valuable on the planet.
Him with Walter, that was such a sweet moment
An adorable baby, sweet little chirps. Thanks Meg 🌸
It's amazing how similar baby mammal noises are when they are eating.
Grandpa Walter, love it. 😁
OMG.. *Head explodes* This batty is way too cute. Still look like "cartoons" Perfect floofy head. That silky fur. So mad I never knew about these babes from yourselfs. Totally addicted. Huge respect for the carers! Uk sends love!!
Q, what a darling and of course dear Walter helped out too! 💕❤️💕❤️
Beautiful story. Q knows he is loved by your tender care.
Bless him! Whats a spunky little man. Beautiful story, thanks for sharing ❤
Thank you for sharing..it took my mind of my pain for a few..💓
mrs.perkins. I hope you feel better.
I'm sorry your in pain
@@rebeccamunn8673 Seriously, thank you.
@@kathleenrojas4427 Thank you for your kindness
Love,blessings and good vibes from London Eng too. Hope ull feel better soon sweet.
It's amazing, I'm Brazilian girl, don't know speak english, bit tour job os fantastic, congratulations.
😘
thanks Carla
That was pretty good.
Q may have been born into a cruel world but you and Mandi and all the others put so much love and work into saving these little creatures, it's enough to bring tears to ones eyes. Q is certainly one of the lucky ones, to have fallen under your care and Walter's watchful eyes. It really is a great thing you all do! I do so love the stories with happy endings!
Cheers,
jc
U said it perfect thank u, my friend
Tiniest baby i have seen so far, they deserve all the love and care in the world. Press ups and kicking Walter made me laugh. So so precious.
Great job! So happy there are people out there like you that are attempting to make up for the rest of us.
Боже мой, какие милые создания! Низкий поклон за их спасение!
He hat an amazing journey. All that hard work and dedication💚 well done guys. I have never seen a bat look as relaxed and happy as this little one whilst chewing and having a scratch.
Lovely video. I'm so glad he thrived and was released - with Uncle Walter's words of wisdom to help him on his way :) . I'm sure Q is still out there somewhere, helping to make lots of batty babies xx
Very special moments. What wonderful care he got. I love grumpy old Walter caring for Q so lovingly. Do males in the wild ever become caretakers or is this special? Awesome video I watched several times.
Males make the babies, but they don't have anything to do with raising them.
Having said that - in care, often a calm adult male is put in with the babies getting their first sun time and learning to climb around time. They seem to be more patient with them than an adult female.
Winny at the Shoalhaven, must heave a sigh of relief when baby season is past, so he can get some time back in with the other adults. He's very good and he looks out for the babies, stops them fighting for dominance. They eat better with him in the cage, and they seem more settled.
He also waits at the door for them to be returned if they're taken out for some reason - then he sniffs them and makes sure we haven't done anything untoward to them, then chivvies them back into his domain with the air of: "They're my responsibility now, just leave. You've done enough"
@@Megabattie .. 😂
My heart is melting for these beauties ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ awwww suckling on his dummy is too cute. Oh my gosh ❤️
coming back and rewatching things like this is going to get me through this hard time, thanks for all you guys do for these little ones.
6:32 THE SNEEZE AT THE END!!!!!!!!!! I THINK MY HEART EXPLODED!!!! THE SOUNDS RIGHT AFTER MADE ME CRY EVEN MORE OMFG
Awww I love the little one snuggled up to Walter. 😍
Love the squeaks and how adorable they are.
What an absolute angel! And that first fruit was beautiful! Smackies AND scratchies!!!💖🦇💖
Walter is like the kindly grandfather. So great with babies!!
God speed Q in your wild life adventures! Have many little Q's!
THANK YOU FIR SAVING HIM!
So sad mom had to die but her legacy lives in with Q.💖🙏🏻💖
So much love and care shown to such an amazing and beautiful creature. Was the mom ever able to be awake and feeling her baby, or was she euthanized shortly after the pup’s birth?
Thank you for this heartwarming video.
Q’s eyes are so wide and bright. Such a cute little bat.
I wasn't there Brie, but I suspect mum was anaesthetised and was euthanased without waking her up - this is the usual way.
It may sound brutal, but to do a caesarean quickly is basically butchery. If you don't have to sew the animal up afterwards (i.e. if she's being euthanased) you don't have to be really fussy about being neat (which is faster). She was never going to be woken up again not even to see her baby.
Megabattie So sad but at least her pup was loved and cared for.
@@Megabattie 😭
@@Megabattie .. that's so sad 😢💔
Do they have to routinely euthanize a mother bat when they have to perform a C-Section on her? If so is it because of the difficulty a bat would understandably have recovering from such deep, internal, surgical wounds?
5:52-6:51 So Meg. Our little story for Baby Quintessence ends with Q meeting and befriending Walter, who is extremely gentle with babies and never harms them. I'm very happily moved that you added that part to make the happy ending of this video.
Now if that isn’t the cutest little thing. Aah , how sweet. ☺️
SWEET BABY ! Thank You for Sharing & your loving Heart & dedication
So precious and beautiful. I5 brought tears to my eyes.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you to you and everyone who helped this little man grow up without a bat mommy. I don't think I've ever seen something so dang adorable.
Baby bats are so cute, love the sounds they make.
This one will be hard to beat on the cuteness scale...he has it ALL going on there. I loved seeing the shots indicating his growth...he went from a grabby little sweetheart to a grubby kid enjoying the only life he knew. I just love Q.🖤🇨🇦
Aww Walter, I miss the old dude! He loved every minute he had babysitting the babies!
Learning how to bat from Grandpa Walter.
That is absolutely precious ❤️❤️❤️ Walter ❤️
Thank you for sharing this with us. A beautiful way to start the morning after a tough night.
What a great job all the carers did in raising this precious one
Q for quteness....WALTAH!!! my morning is complete!
I am so over the moon, in love with this little one. ❤❤❤❤ I love to hear that tiny smack 😀😀😀😀 such a joy to watch. 😀😀😀😀
Oh my goodness! I never would have expected Walter to be so tolerant and gentle with the baby. 💜
The males are the most gentle with the babies. They have nothing to do with their care - they just make them and and leave the girls "barefoot and pregnant" so to speak. They don't have anything to do with them after birth either, but for some reason when we have the babies in creche or minicreche, the males are the most gentle with them. Some aviaries with permanent care (Mandi's Walter and old dudes, and Janine at the Shoalhaven's Winny) old boys find they are more patient than the adult girls with the new young orphans who come into the various creches, scared and uncertain.
Winny, at the Shoalhaven, gets this really resigned look on his face when it's creche time and he gets put in with the kids - like a weary grandfather faced with months of babysitting duties.
He takes his job seriously though - he gets in your face if you want to take one of the babies out to weigh and check it over - and he waits till you bring the baby back - then sniffs it all over to make sure it's OK and sends it to the back of the aviary where you can't get it again, then sighs as you take the next one out, awaiting its return.
So very sweet. Thank you for your heroic work!
Awww, sweet Walter 🥰💞 I miss him so much, he was a true blessing to all of us.
Awww, Baby Q is precious! He is sweet, funny and adorable all at the same time! So adorable chewing!
Precious Q, precious Walter......
Precious story.......
Thank you for sharing and your terrific work!!!!!!!
I love to listen to & watch them eating. Those smacking noises are so joyful! And the ears..like radar, honing in on different sounds coming from different directions. Good luck little Q. on your life's journey.
So precious ❤️ I swear the little dude had a blissful smile when getting his head rubs😊
And the always amazing grandpa Walter.🥰
Admiring your hard work and dedication 💕
Thanks for the look back & what a great papa Walter is!🦇👶🦇👴💖
Their faces are so expressive! Such sweet creatures.
A vocal little lad! So adorable. Poor momma though. They respond so well to our help. Did Mom survive? He is so precious ❤️.
Mom didn’t survive. It’s a shame she couldn’t have seen her baby just once but it wasn’t meant to be. Thank you for taking care of momma so humanely. She felt no pain .
How lovely to have some unseen footage of our dearly missed Walter, and so unexpectedly sweet too. I love baby bats" feet - so ginormous in comparison with the rest of them because of the hanging on they need to be ready for!
That baby's alive because u care. God bless you.
This one was all Mandi, who did the entire thing from delivery to keeping the baby alive, to raising the premmie till he was able to be released.
Oh my Gosh! If I lived in Australia, I'd have baby rescue bats, Momma's and Poppa's hanging from my earlobes, hair, elbows, knee caps!!! Thank you for saving these adorable creatures!
Was so nice seeing old man Walter again. Thank you Meg. Xox
Omg with Walter was just the most precious thing ever!
I feel so sad about his mom, but glad he made it.
Baby Q and King Walter snuggling together just brought tears to my eyes. Love.
This has had to be one of, if not the most adorable video I've had the pleasure to see.
Most interesting was the sheer size different between an old gent like Walter beside Q, he's massive.
All the vocalisations were quite cute as well
Watching these videos brings me so much joy! Thank you for sharing! :)
Walter was such a batty blessing for so long. 💜
SO ADORABLE! Bless you for all you do for them! Your special people!
Sweet little baby. So glad she had someone to care for her. Poor Mum...fly high in peace.
Such a tiny tiny precious baby 💞 It's almost a wonder he survived. Excellent care!
He was lucky. He had great and loving care.
Thank God Mummy kept him safe inside so u could get to her and save him ! I’m retired labor and delivery nurse and this was a heartwarming story that reminds me of human Mum and baby stories over the years. Thank u again for your hard work !
This one wasn't me.
This is Mandi's delivery and Mandi's video - I just put it together.
What a sweet little thing! Omg i cant handle how cute this precious fur baby is.
I LOVE THE EARS!!!
Thank goodness for you Mum, and thank goodness for Walter who is sweet and gentle himself.
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. Thank you ❤️
That's absolutely the cutest thing I have ever seen. Job well done
I saw that little burp. The face....cuteness overload!! 😍😍😍
Q was tiny at birth and so gorgeous . Nice to see him growing and thriving .
He sure seems very content. Cutie pie!
Q is one of my all-time
favorites! He’s adorable!