Rescuing a baby flying-fox; this is Rum'n'Coke
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 พ.ย. 2023
- Rum'n'Coke is 2 week old Black Flying-Fox pup who fell off his electrocuted mother on powerlines. There were 2 calls for this baby; one MOP boxed the baby and left it for the rescuer, who couldn't find the baby when she arrived and the MOP said someone pulled up in a car and picked up the box before the rescuer arrived.
Then there was a second call a few hours later when a passing MOP noticed him behind the fence. All I could say about this was that it was great spotting by the MOP, who must have heard the little one cry, to be able to see where he was hidden.
I accepted the second call and listened, looked and couldn't find him. I played the sound of a mumbat calling to a baby bat, (even though my recording was of a Grey not a Black.
Little Rum called out, which gave me the direction I needed to isolate where he was hanging out.
Many thanks to MOP Lukas for hearing, identifying and calling this rescue in.
Tolga Bat Hospital takes donations for me. 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).
tolgabathospital.org/donate/
Mention Megabattie or Meg in the PayPal message box and the money will find its way to me.
If no message box appears, please email Jenny to tell her that the money is for me.
IMPORTANT: If you pay through the PayPal Giving Fund, can you please email Jenny with the AMOUNT DONATED and the name under which you have donated, OR just forward along the PP receipt.
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
Nice and warm, he thought, gotta pee.
Rum and Coke is a handsome boy! Thanks for another fabulous rescue, Meg. Thanks also to the sharp-eyed spotters kind enough to care and call.
How kind of you to remember the spotters, who called this in!
Well said, snd God bless you, dearly beloved
Handsome little bloke ❤
Strong & determined batty boy. Know he was happier in your blanket than the sticky branch. 🦇❣️
Just thank you Meg 🍁🦇🇨🇦
Ingenious!
And that's EXACTLY what a rescuer's car looks like! There is never enough space for everything you might need.
What a brilliant rescue Meg. I’m totally in awe of you. Those mum sounds on your phone - ingenious 😮 baby boy is gorgeous ❤
Honestly, I couldn't agree more. When she pulled out the phone to play mama sounds and he responded immediately, I couldn't have been more amazed at her ingenuity. Thank you again for all you do. You are inspiring on so many levels.
Poor, sweet mama. I'm glad you could save her baby. Thank you for what you do for these innocent animals.
Well done, as always, Meg! And well spotted MOP Lucas! Thank you so much for caring!
I’m so sorry you lost your Mum, sweet Rum’n’Coke 💔. You’re in great hands now. Hang in there Love, grow big and strong, and you’ll be able to fly out with your colony.
Immediately had to click this, because it’s a baby bat of course(!), but also a Rum n Coke just happens to be my favourite cock’a’tail 🦇🥃♥️
Sweet Rum n Coke. Hoping for the best. Bumpy start in life...listen to Ms. Megs, she is the best💗🦇💗
He's beautiful. Thank goodness the mop heard him. Luck little boy.
Ingenious use of equipment with great results!😁
Meg you are so beyond amazing, the Mumbat calls to get the baby's attention and then the retrieval, I am blown away, you are incredible!!😳💪 Mr. Rum 'N Coke is so adorable!!🖤🦇🤗💕Great job by MOP Lukas👍 because you found this precious boy and he is now in your safe & capable hands. Bless you Meg!!🤗🥂💕💕🥰
Poor little Rum. He is having a bad day. I hope he can adjust and grow into a big boy.
That moment when he answers is just the best.
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Rum n Coke is adorable. His carer will fall in love with him. Great rescue Meg.
I thought babyseason was already over ....
He looks so beautiful!!!
Love and Kiss from me from the Netherlands
I hope Rum the Foxling has a long healthy life
Precious baby boy 💜
What a sweet little boy! He's probably so relieved to be up off the cold ground and snuggled up with the soft teddy, even though it isn't his mum.
Bless you little one
Oh Meg! I was worried you were going to attempt a high hurdle and then we would all be sending you wishes to the hospital! I'm so happy you found this adorable little boy! .Love your detective work and use of trigger sounds! 😇❤️🖤🦇🖤❤️
Me, too! I got anxious watching our beloved Meg pulling out the telescoping net, and the long cutters! I was so worried about how she was going to rescue the wee babe!
I was so happy that he clung to the palm frond, making the rescue easy for Meg! Hallelujah! What appeared to be difficult turned out to be easy-peasy!
I love your comment, and do ask God to bless you!
What a little poppet...well done on getting him out of a tight spot. Wishing him all the best ❤❤❤xxx
Good luck little man ❤
Wow, you made that rescue look so easy! That’s why you’re the pro at what you do! I’m still catching up with all the playlists. I love these videos. These babies are so precious. I am so thankful that there are people like you rescue these sweeties. I love people that rescue animals! You can tell a lot about a person how they treat animals! 🦇💕🦇💕💕
Thank you and love from Italy ❤
Sweet baby, you're in safe hands now. Rest and get better soon.
goodness, I wonder what that MOP was thinking, driving off with a baby battie like that. thank goodness you found the poor darling
That's just it; they didn't drive off with the batty, the bat wasn't in the box when they picked it up.
He had clearly gotten out of the box and crawled to the stormwater drain.
Wow, it really IS raining babies!
Awesomeness name for a black sky pup! I love them heeeaaaps!🦇♥️♥️♥️🦇
Wow! That is a long way down for a wee baby bat to fall. I love how the Mumbat recording worked so quickly, that made finding him much easier. It’s the first time I have seen your loppers actually be the rescue tool that way. Little Rum is gorgeous, and very fortunate. Kudos to the MOP Lukas. I wonder why someone stopped and took the box…🖤🇨🇦
This is the first time ever that I have had a baby FF respond to a batty mum call.
I was very impressed.
I have no idea why the box was picked up.
@@Megabattie Well…here’s hoping it works more often, it definitely shortened the search time. Rum ‘n’ Coke was very well hidden down there. I guess most cases aren’t so well camouflaged, but I recall one that was in the grass on a back street, and you must have passed him 6 or 8 times scanning the verge. It took me a bit to make him out even when you had the camera pointed right at him..
I wondered if the person who took the box was monitoring calls and wanted to get a baby. You remarked on people doing that a few years ago, and wasting rescuer’s time by rushing out to a call, and not clearing it, just so they could have a baby to raise.🖤🇨🇦
We'll never know why someone collected the box; if it was a rescuer trying to one-up someone, it didn't work because they obviously didn't get the baby (unless it was twins and the person who boxed it said only one). It was quite a long street too; if someone's going to steal a baby they have more chance in a short street where they go and just look for the bat on the powerlines in the street.
I think the one in the back street was called Percy but I can't remember now. He was difficult to spot but once I looked there, he was obvious.
I nearly stepped on a baby a few nights ago when I was rescuing late at night, and the MOPs said baby was in gutter. I couldn't see the baby in the gutter or under the car so I stepped up the kerb and nearly trod on baby who had gotten himself up onto the kerb. Fortunately he started to cry as my foot plonked down about 3 inches from him, and I didn't step on him.
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@@Megabattie True…some things we will never know, but I can’t imagine anyone who wanted a baby just leaving a twin unprotected out there. I can’t recall the camouflaged bat’s name, but it easily could be Percy…I will search him up and see. It just struck me how hard he was to see, until you saw him and focused the camera, then you couldn’t not see him. I think there was light rain or maybe dew on the grass too.
I’m glad your foot missed the little one who climbed the curb…that can get your heart pumping when you have a near miss. The thing is that so often, by the time you get to the rescue site the bat has moved somewhere near, but not where it was. Seems to happen less with babies than the adults, but your curb climber found a way. It’s a good thing they talk. Hope you are getting some sleep amidst the chaos Meg.🖤🇨🇦
Don't think I named him Percy because I can't find it under that. Since I accidentally deleted my database and haven't restarted it, I can't search easily unless I remember the date range. It was cold, I think, and it was raining. I remember the location just not the name.
It might have been Mac because it was near MacAulay street.@@tamarrajames3590
Poor little bub! I'm sad about his mum but relieved he's in great care ❤
Sweet baby🦇💚
You found this poor little one that is so adorable, I like his name and his black face!
bebê perdeu a mamãe, mas encontrou a super Meg. 🦇🦇😸😽
That's a extraordinarily extreme black black 😂 I'm so black you can't see my face lol . Very beautiful black baby bat😅going to be handsome bat later
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Such a gorgeous boy!
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Precious baby ✨ ❤ 🦇
I hope Little Rum has no burns and lives a long and healthy life. Go Meg! Another successful rescue!
Ahh, Little Rum is such a beautiful little baby! He looks so perfect and has such a pretty face!
Oh, wow. Been watching for years and think this is the first time I've seen one with the baby on the ground while mom is still dangling from the power lines...... seems like the babies are usually still clamped on no matter where mom is. Glad Rum made it to the ground OK without obviously injuring himself. Bad day to lose mom, but still really lucky to survive the electrocution and fall.
Quite often one or both fall off the lines, specially if it's windy.
What a gorgeous little boy! But Rum and Coke? The only rum drink I like is a Bahama Mama! One has to wonder if the person picking up the box thought there was something worth stealing. Porch pirates are a scourge here in the USA. Well done on finding him!
I am exclusive to Champagne; I have to google other drinks and cocktails.
I personally don't like rum, Bacardi, or the variants.
I started off by searching black drinks and found black rum, but when I thought about rum, then I thought Rum'n'Coke, so he became Rum'n'coke.
I have no idea of what was going on with the 3rd hand related story of 2 women pulling up and taking the box.
@@Megabattie Well, if I had to choose one drink to have the rest of my life, I'd choose a Mimosa: champagne, orange juice, and a dash of triple sec.
Did he survive? Thanks for helping him.
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I always thought it was absolutely precious when young puppies or kittens sucked on their owner's fingers, but I imagine it's a little _less_ precious when a baby flying fox does it, thanks to those little needle teeth. 😅
Hmm, the batties don't suck without biting their teeth into something for security.
I didnt know you had prerecorded audio for bats, but makes sense if you want to be in contact with our flying fellas!! ❤ Is it audio you gather yourself un the sanctuary or downloaded free from a web site?
I don't suppose many people have playlists of bat vocalizations, but obviously it's quite useful in some cases.
@@Linnet09In many cases! Having mom chirps and baby responses is important in baby bat rescues!
How I love seeing a mom return for her baby! It is inspiring and a joyous occasion for all involved, and all who get to watch!
I got the audio from a friend who says it's Elsa calling Leo and Leo calling Elsa (the baby bat sound at the end). It's a good recording so I though it might come in useful at some stage. This is teh first time
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The cocktail names. 😂 Martini would be a cute baby name. It would have to go to a strong and feisty baby bc it’s 80 proof.
Thanks Jenny
I don't actually take suggestions from viewers; to do so leads to total madness for me.
If I take ONE suggestion, I am deluged with suggestions from viewers and I spend my time fielding suggestions rather than answering batty questions. Meg
Just a thought, but have you tried one of those telescoping grabbers that old folks use to get high things off shelves?
It would give you some reach when your arms just arent long enough.
The only thing i would test though, is that YOU have total control over how hard they grab onto things.
If you can control it, then you have the security of knowing it wont crush the flying fox.
Or, it can grab onto the branch or whatever they're clutched onto, so you can pull it closer to get the flying fox.
Anyway, it was just a thought...
Since you are on an alcoholic drink batty naming spree, may I suggest Mojito, Mai Tai and Pina Colada. All wonderful sounding and deliciouly tasting rum drinks and appropriate for cute batties.
Thanks Lucia, but I don't take name suggestions from viewers; to take one suggestion leads to a deluge of suggestions from other viewers, so I spend my days fending off naming suggestions rather than answering batty comments.
We've already had a Mai Tai.
Perfectly understandable and you do have a wonderful knack for names.@@Megabattie
Did you put glucose on the back of your hand.. were you wounded and killing the germs?
When you ask a question please give a time stamp so I know where to look to know to what you are referring; this video is 10 minutes long, so I have to watch 10 minutes of video to find your reference.
If you mean when I dripped the fluid on my hand; this was Hartmanns Solution which is a sterile rehydration fluid which I was injecting under the skin in his shoulder scruff. I was checking the temperature to make sure it wasn't too hot.
How often are you not able to find the bat when called to a rescue?
Occasionally; sometimes it has climbed away, flown away, been given the wrong location by MOP, or been picked up by someone else and taken to the vet.. Sometimes it's just gone and I don't know what happened.
I did a powerline check on a bat last week; couldn't find the bat, and phoned the MOP for the locations she didn't reply. I did a 50 metre wander around of the adjacent streets, following the powerlines.
Then I asked a gardener who was loading his car if he'd seen it - and he said yeah, was on the powerlines crossing the road, and pointed. No bat there. I was about to phone the energy company to see if they'd been there before me and had taken it down, and as I was walking back to my car I practically walked over the squished bodies of mum and baby. Very squished. Bugger
A quando la scrittura x un film marvel (supereroe)❤
Has that horrible baby and juvenile killing disease finally disappeared? I, thankfully, haven't heard you mention it for a long while.
Debbie J., California, U.S.A.
We didn't have babies affected by it last year, but there are a lot of dead babies under a lot of colonies, and a lot of premmies on the ground under colonies further north.
We don't know what's going on
@@Megabattie Thanks.
Meg, I hate to be critical, but you can't name a bat Rum 'n' coke, and not tell us how you arrived at that name! I feel like we've missed something fun. 🙂
Apparently I can, without explanation even, for which I apologise.
I'm on a theme of cocktails and fancy alcohol or just mixers. RnC is a Black Batty so I was looking for some dark drinks. Then I was looking at dark Rum, but then I thought - what makes drinks dark, and it's generally coke. I'm pretty much exclusive to Bubbles so I had to look for cocktails or drinks which suggested this. Dark Rum plus coke, suggested the little guy's name.
One of the most heart melting rescues of this poor little baby!!(sigh)🫠🥰❤️🦇🇨🇦
New car?
I crashed my red car, Lola, about 6 months ago. I bent her so she wasn't fixable. She became an organ donor for old Fiestas.