Rescuing a cranky juvenile flying-fox in a hedge: this is Pelican
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 พ.ค. 2024
- Pelican is a very small looking juvenile Grey-Headed Flying-Fox who ended up hanging low in a hedge in a small suburban front yard.
She looks like she's about 16 weeks old, but her forearm measures out at around 6 months old & her weight says she's about 100g underweight. She has a small cute face, a lot of battitude, and the language of a salty sailor with the self-confidence to back it up.
It was with some dismay that I noticed one thumb claw had either been burnt off or ripped out, and the other thumb was a little swollen. To me, these things usually indicate electrical burn damage, but as with most triaging and diagnosis it's a work in progress and changes as you notice more indications of one thing or another.
When I try to work out what happened to a bat, I take into account many things; some of them I don't even articulate or notice at a conscious level, but which contribute to my impressions and help form my diagnosis and treatment plan.
With Pelican, she was bright; she didn't have that glazed and really glassy eyed look of shock and there was no burnt smell or any ashy burns on the base of the thumb. Trying to formulate a scenario which would factor in all I could see and her location didn't really suggest electrocution to me though it was a possibility.
It was a fairly busy road so there was a chance of a motor vehicle featuring somewhere in her collision with fate.
When I looked at her other thumb claw I could see that it was quite blunted; this sort of blunting occurs when a bat is dragged on a rough surface.
I suspect that she was "twirled" by a car; by this I mean that she was low enough to have her flight destabilised by, or to clip a car spinning her around, and as she crash-landed, she dragged her claws on the rough ground surface to slow herself down, ripping out one claw and blunting the other. Thumb claw injuries are more complex than just a simple injury/amputation/healing then release. We'll see how Pelican goes as the injury becomes older and starts to heal (or not).
Her name? A wonderful bird is the Pelican; it's beak (cheeks) can hold more than its belly can.
YAY I think our girl is a survivor; follow her progress over the next few days.
Tolga Bat Hospital takes donations for our batties. Tolga is an awesome place in Far North Queensland, which has charity status. By sending donations to them, they get a percentage (and deserve every cent) and they can allocate money to me for batty expenses without it becoming part of my income stream (which makes tax time difficult).
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The Giving Fund doesn’t charge any fees (so the bats get more money) but PP doesn’t itemise out the amount, they just send a total every month, and we don’t know if the money is for Tolga or for Megabattie.
Here’s Jenny’s email.
jenny@tolgabathospital.org
I just love how you handle them. No fear just as if they were a little human who needs a mommas care. I talk to all animals too. She is !lovely and we need a survivor.
You can actually see her eyes brighten when she gets glucose. Adorable as always, both of you.
I bet that also was a big surprise. 😂 Expected to be eaten, but then the monster feeds YOU. "WHAT?! - Oh, that stuff is actually pretty good..."
Poor little girl has had a rough go: underweight, hit by a car, and then captured by a huge monster. She finally had a bit of luck that the huge monster was our Meg. MOP seemed openly curious rather than weirded out. Kudos to him! Thank you for sharing, Meg. Fingers crossed Pelican can heal up to be a survivor 💞
Excellent big wings and also a bat that is taking no nonsense from someone who plucks her out of her hedge! I hope she recovers well.
So cute❤️😍
Meg is still weaving her Batty Magic!!! Miss seeing you,and this just popped up into my feed. Bless the batties and, and tireless rescuers!!! Tee in Usa
I haven't been anywhere - still basically uploading a video per day
Lovely big-wing display from Pelican. Hope she does well after her nasty day, only improved by her rescue, even if she doesnt believe it just yet. Many thanks to the MOP.
"Look lady, unless you want to get big-winged like you've never been big-winged in your life, you'll stay right there."
She was big cranky till she got that glucose 😂 she was like "oh, sweets? Oki I'll be good...for now" like a lil kid at the Dr getting a lolli
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I'd be cranky too if i was stuck in a hedge with injuries and 'fleas' Good luck Pelican. hope you can get to full health and weight
What a sassy cutie pie 🥰 I love knowing there are people that care about these amazing creatures ♥️
Wonderful rescue Meg!💕 Pelican the adorable lady Bat is in your wonderful care now. Whatever she endured before her rescue, explains her cranky ways. I will keep only positive prayers for her recovery.🩶🦇🤗💕💕
I loved her bigwings predatory stance and the steely glance that said, don’t you lay hands on me or you will regret it…then the very admirable cussing out. No lack of battitude here…but the glucose won a 6watchful truce. She is a cutie, and she will survive. I’d love to see her do a rendition of that song lol.w🖤🇨🇦
Those eyes! 😳
“Unhand me, fiend! I will bite you if you don’t- *feel my teeth*
I said let me go! Aargh! I am going to report you! To… the Authorities! Yes! Aargh! Oh, that is tasty… don’t mind if I do…”
Tough little gal. You got game, Pelican! Keep being strong (and nice to Meg!”
I never thought of bats of cute until I started watching bat rescue. They are tiny little flying dogs. Cute as a button.
17 years ago before I joined wildlife rescue, I never thought of rescuing bats; all I knew about them was that they flew at night, were fruit eaters (these ones), and hung upside down.
I know considerably more now and somehow ended up rescuing them exclusively, totally by accident.
I just never realized there were bats that looked like that. I always think of vampire bats, which are creepy looking. For a long time I just though all bats had that creepy look. The wings are still gross looking to me though.
Even vampire bats aren't scary or creepy if you just look at them as other creatures with a purpose and lives and personalities.
@@Megabattie
They are creepy looking TO ME. That isn't saying anything about their lives and personalities. Obviously they are just other biological life that plays a part in the life process. They can do their part away from me and out of my sight.
Wow.... I am in America and I am Super gelous of this Lovely Lady who knows her stuff... Thank U for the video!!!
We don't see a lot of bats here do we? There is a woman who does programs on bats. She even brought in two, a mother and daughter in for us to observe. Very interesting.
Poor darling, and those thumbs have to hurt. She seems alert enough to appreciate the glucose, so here's hoping for a good outcome.
Unfortunately, here on the California coast, U.S.A., recently, many of our brown pelicans are sick, confused, and starving for some unknown reason. I hope they find out why soon, and can help them. They are neat birds.
Where are you located? I’m in Carlsbad, and I haven’t heard about this, but I could hear the noise from Camp Pendleton last week. It went on for a few days, and would probably irritate wildlife. 😢
Santa Cruz is hit hard by this 7:39 d@@SuziQ.
@@lyndabee123 ,
I’m sorry to hear that. I hope they find out why, and how to help them.
Hang in there lil pelican, Meg has u now and will give u the best care possible
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Amazing rescue, I love the battitude and swearing like a sailor. I don't blame the poor girl, her thumb looks very sore. Bless her, she has been in the wars. It's good to see how she calmed down when she realised she wasn't in danger. You're so good with them. I'm happy to see she's probably a survivor ❤ best of luck pelican ❤❤❤
I really like Pelican! I do hope she is a survivor. 🤞
Keep on surviving lil darlin girl!!!💕🦇💕🦇💕🦇💕
Oh she's just precious. 😊 ❤
Your patience with that bat is amazing!! I hope she makes a full recovery❤❤❤
What a gorgeous little girlie. They are so sweet. Thank you Mumma bat for saving these sweet babies
Oh sweet Pelican!! Blinky, take good care of her, help her to feel safe. I hope she recovers, thinking of her possibly getting dragged and trying to stop herself with her thumbs just hurts my heart. 💕🦇💕🦇💕🦇💕🦇💕🦇
Vets do the same check on cats and dogs brought in. Car hits them, they fly through the air and hit the ground at speed, and try to dig their nails in to get a grip, but their momentum will drag them along, breaking and abrading the nails. You're right. My heart aches.
So brave .... big wings 2 "hoomans". Thank you
I love when these little ones glare at you and kind of halfway do bigwings, followed by a good cussing out. she wasn’t lacking in battitude, small as she is. Pelican is a feisty little thing, but the glucose seemed to win her over. You have to wonder just how they got where they did. I’m happy to hear she is going to be a survivor, but she needs to put some weight on her little frame. She is a very cute little snip of a thing, but you will see her set right. So glad she wasn’t electrocuted…the fat lip is a mystery.🥂🖤🇨🇦
good luck pelican
Oh her poor thumb! 😢Fingers crossed she pulls through and doesn't need an amputation.
We had a pet cow called "blinky" when I was a child. We adored her. Pelican is a little fighter, I hope. Good luck, Meg and Pelican ❤
So beautiful ! I hope that Pelican will go better soon !!
Feisty! 🥰
🖤🦇🖤 Pelican is definitely cute and sassy! 😊 Bat wings never cease to amaze me, and they are incredibly beautiful. Thank you for all that you do, Meg 🦇🦇🦇
Let's hope she's a survivor!
Maybe her growth was stunted from lack of decent food. She's a lucky girl being found. I heard a bird in the trees yelling each time Pelican yelled at you. Now she can get well and sleep in peace. Thanks Meg.
She's a big girl for her age, but skinny; her growth isn't stunted.
There hasn't been much food around for about 6 weeks because of the rain; rain washes out the nectar and pollen from the blossom which reduces the food value; also it's mating season so they boys are food hogging and guarding so they can get themselves big and buff for the girls.
Happy Mum’s Day from the US 🦇 mum!❤ You always amaze me & the work you do is incredible! You are a true angel at heart, and so appreciated for your hard work, incredible talent, and astounding patience. ❤❤❤
Wow. Look at those beautiful big-wings! Perfectly formed. And that menacing face! Good Lord. She really looked like she was sending bolts of death at you there for a bit. Lovely spunky Pelican. I love how it doesn't take long for them to accept you poking about. They're not stupid. They know after a few of your offerings that you are there to save them. I can only imagine the warmth and satisfaction in that. We've saved a few critters that were scared and hurt and it's such a wonderful feeling to make them feel better and trust you. But we've only had a few. And you guys have the strength and love to let them go. I would likely cry every time, especially now in my old age, lol. Thank you Meg. This was absolutely what I needed to wake up to.🙏🏼😍🦇 This is your wing🪽
Awe ... God Bless you, dear Lady ... you are soo sweet and kind to the scared flying fox 🦊 🦇 💕😇🙏😇🙏🙏🤯💕
She's young and unsure of what is going on; kindness is part of the rescue, along with pragmatism and a dollop of reality.
Bats are very socially intelligent so they quickly learn (within hours) that you're not hurting them and they give you a degree of wary trust. Being colony animals their social intelligence and body language interpretation skills stand them in good stead.
Welcome to Megabattie, Gabriele:
I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care.
There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies.
You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow.
There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions.
I like it when people don't completely fawn over the animals. Her 'Come here you' attitude shows her compassion all the stronger.
Everyone is different; I love their diversity and personality differences
He knows he's not to talk to strangers !!
YOUR WONDERFUL !!💯🥰👍
She; Pelican is female.
Thank you for taking care of those beautiful babes.
Another beaut 💗🤍💘
I love this woman. This really is the grumpiest little girl yet. Still I love these bats.
I'm fascinated by bat care. So the teddy bear acts as a stabilizer during treatment. It's amazing how they're rehabilitated by humans like this woman. She gas such a kind voice.
Hi Tina
The teddy is something onto which they can clutch and feel more secure; if you're an aerial creature having your feet hooked into something is really reassuring; to let go is to fall.
Welcome to Megabattie,
I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care.
There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies.
You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow.
There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions.
So nice that you help these beautiful babies. God Bless.
She is adorable Vento in Poppa piccola!❤❤❤ Thank You for helping all like her ❤
I continue to enjoy watching your encounters with animals that need your care. Thank you for what you do and for sharing your adventures with us.
Thanksi Phillip;
Are you newish? Did I welcome you? Sometimes I forget whom I have welcomed already until I get used to your name in the comments.
God bless you. You are a wonderful lady!!
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Zendaya as Pelican! Who do you want to play you, Meg?
Niamh Cusack? I loved her as Beatrix Potter, and she’s the right age. She had the same kind of warm, soft, calming voice with Peter Rabbit.
No idea.
Thank you for saving so many precious lives ❤🙏
She might be lucky enough to regrow her nail
Maybe; let's wait and see
That glucose changed her mind real quick lol. Such amazing and beautiful creatures, im envy of you in Australia who get to have them in your backyard! Well, along with all the great snakes and other reptiles I love haha.
If you ask most Aussies who might have them locally, they will almost universally hate them; as neighbours, they're not particularly desirable.
They're noisy, messy and smelly; if you disturb them they take off and make a lot of squawking noises, and when they take off, the usually offload; ie, they evacuate their bowel and bladder to lighten their load so they fly more efficiently.
I love the batties by I wouldn't live backing onto a bat colony by choice.
Your a wonderful bat angel. Love & respect to you.❤
Ah yes, remembering world limerick day. I have a carved wooden pelican with those very words on it.
What a little sweetheart. Sure she was a bit freaked out, at first, but a gentle, loving touch expressed it was all for her benefit. The gentle, consistently calm talking to her went a long way to help. I like bats, though I do find them a bit creepy. I cannot imagine a wild bat being treated more expertly or compassionately. Bravo.
It’s about that time again Meg when we go into Australia for World Geography again here in Virginia! I love including the megabatties when I discuss the fauna. And I love showing Walter and the banana eating black battie video from a couple years back! Keep us posted on Pelican!
Have you seen the videos where Teddy (or Walter) hides banana pieces in his wingpits, for later? It’s so cute.
I'm completely fascinated by this video. How lovely this bat is, so beautiful. She began to trust you after the glucose gel. 🥰
Bats are social creatures; they live in colonies and have great social intelligence.
They are smart and see from my words (tone of voice) and actions (glucose) that I am not a monster, but I'm trying to help.
Awww! Those eyes!
Thank you! Poor baby!
Love the wrapping up and thw bat just accepts it, likes it. You are doing fabulous worthy work and help of much maligned creatures. Love bats. You help so many. Like watching your important work. Keep up the great work.
Thanks @ardybb
What a love little baby . thanks for saving them
❤THIS WOMAN IS A QUEEN AS WONDERFUL RESCUE REHABILITATION WORKER I SALUTE HER AS A FELLOW RESCUE REHABILITATION WORKER ❤ SHES PAWSOME
Loved watching this. Thank you for sharing it. Big love ❤️
They are so, so cute! I save them as my favorites❤
❤I JUST LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR WONDERFUL APPROACH AND HOŴ YOU SPEAK SO WONDERFULLY TO THEM YOU ARE TRULY A QUEEN ❤TY❤
Amazong how it calmed down. Like it realized you were loving and there to help.
They have amazing social intelligence, which means they see you as an individual and they can choose to try to understand your motivations and interact with you as they see you and see you're not trying to hurt them.
Great to watch you work with these beautiful creatures!
Still think those bat flies are the creepiest.
They give me the wiggins.
Pretty Remarkable that a completely "Wild" "Flying Fox" becoming Docile and relaxed after brief,initial fright of human contact.
I think it's something to do with their social intelligence. Bats are colony animals which means they need to get on with the other bats and understand their vocal and body language.
Many wild animals live a solitary life only congregating to mate and when they're raising their babies.
These bats are also prey animals, which means if you don't hurt them they don't understand your function; the more they look at your actions, the more they get the idea that you're trying to help them.
THeir social intelligence kicks in once the adrenaline wears off, and they begin to parse out your actions and see that you're a predator. They remain wary, but they give you a limited degree of trust as they start to relax.
I had an adult male who tried to turn me into confetti when I rescued him, and 2 hours later he was letting me cut a triple barbed fish hook out of his balls without anaesthetic. (it was in the middle of covid and no vet would allow bat people in the door).
So cute 🇨🇦🦇🍁
God bless you for trying to save this amazing creature
She was worth saving, don't you think?
Hey du, fasse mich bloß nicht an! Ich bin so imposant und sehr gefährlich! 😂👍😍♥️
"Yip Yip Yip Im in bat humour here in bushes"... "Now Im better I got glucose and own koala" 🦇💞
Such a kind professional woman💐
Thanks Trish.
I like rescuing and caring for these little ones.
Are you new to my channel? If so:
Welcome to Megabattie,
I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care.
There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies.
You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow.
There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions.
Meg you are so awesome ❤
Poor baby doll 😢hope she gets to feeling better
Precious flying fox. ❤
I know ur an Earth Angel for sure! Thank you for being so empathetic and compassionate to the cute bat ....I think ..ur doing such a wonderful job.. 😊 T his is Such a great video thank you so much for making a difference for all animals.... I wish more people would do the same..& help any animals they may come across that needs help but of course not the dangerous ones .....I do it and i have their backs. . .❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
Precious thank you
Thank you for taking such great care of this beautiful girl.
She could trust you . Thanks
She’s so precious❤❤
So happy to see that sweet little thing taken care of.
He was totally channeling Count Dracula!
Nice rescue, hope all goes well ❤️
Brilliant news, Meg! Xxxx
Hope she'll be ok. X
I just got a report from the rehabber; Pelican is busy with her head in a food bucket! YAY
Bless your saving ❤
I love the way she talks to him.
Amazing how trusting that little animal was after a little nectar
Even without the glucose, she'd still settle down; the bats are smart; they see you're helping them and they respond by giving you the benefit of the doubt.
She has decided to let me help her.
Feisty little girl!
I behave for sugar too! How adorable! ❤
The way to talk to them and handle them so gently, you are bat ASMR.
I talk to them all the time, right from rescue; I think it's important to give them a sense that talking is normal and reassuring, rather than being silent all the time.
I think the bats understand tone of voice, and matching it to my actions gives them some sort of understanding of how things are; I also ask their permission (or tell them what I want or am going to do), and make eye contact when I do this; I don't know if it gives them an element of control over the situation but it kind of makes them a partner in the interaction.
I think it's really important to talk (in your actions or by voice or by both) to them and be part of a partnership, even if I'm the one directing things and they have very little choice.
@@Megabattie Ugh, I meant to type “the way *you* talk to them.” I completely agree with you. Animals, especially mammals and even human children, hear tone and intention well. I think adults hear it also, we just stop paying as much attention. Your patients might not have much control over what you’re doing, but your speech helps them decide on their reaction and restore a bit of control. I do love bats. We only have the little kind where I live. Your work is goodness in action. Thank you.
@@ale7564 Thanks
So many ads tonight, I got to read all of the comments.
I hope Pelican can bounce back from her injuries. She’s a feisty one. Fingers crossed for a full recovery. 💙
Do you remove all of the nycteribiids at home? I would have to, even though they wouldn’t like me or my dogs. We don’t have fleas in this house/yard, but Lily (pfp) and I got ticks once, and I’m freaked out by spider like parasites (all parasites, tbh).
I like pelicans, too. They’re so beautiful in flights of squadrons, like giant V shaped streams of pelicans in the sky. They’re cute when they have “conventions” near the reef at low tide, and they’re all talking to each other.
I don't remove the nycteribiids unless they jump out at me; it's really hard to get them when they squirm down around the hair roots.
It's rainy time, so the nycteribiids are hatching.
She must have been in a lot of pain and shock when you first found her, she definitely went from batitude to calm after the glucose and pain meds.
I hope she heals well and lives a long and happy life with lots of baby bats.
They usually calm down once the adrenaline of rescue/capture wears off.
She maintained some of the feist until I took her to the aviary; she's a very confident little lady
MegaBatty
I'm glad to know she is doing ok.
I hope she likes her new temporary home.
I hope it’s not a power line thing.
I can't see that it is.
Will she be able to survive in the wild with one thumb claw?
Yes, they can survive with on one thumb, so she'll be OK; she's also young so she'll adapt better than an adult.
Aww they are SO so cute.
She's cute 😍
I love this bat lady. She really love the bats and cares for them so tenderly
Thanks Tonmarina. I love to rescue and care for the bats - adults, babies, juvies; they're all fun and interesting.
Welcome to Megabattie,
I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care.
There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies.
You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow.
There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions.
@@Megabattie thanks for the information. We need more caring people like you today. Keep up your mission in life.
Bat is so adorable 🥰🥰
Wow, she got pretty docile after being so uppity!
They always settle down once the adrenaline wears off.