Their reputation proceeds them. Even though fruit bats consume fruits and are actually beneficial to the environment Hollywood and active imaginations has lump all bats as a dangerous threat.
Well not actually. Vampire Bats are opportunist. In 3rd world countries they will enter huts in small villages and bite adult and children in their sleep. Because of their saliva these bitten rarely wake.
As a result people die from the infections that bats spread. Particularly rabies.
As far as domestic animals. It is rather devastating. Well farmers with adequate resources can protect their cattle but many can not. And once infected there is no hope for the cattle a slow painful death or the beast must be put down and the carcass burned.
Environmentalist have in recent years discovered bat guano as a useful fertilizer so at least thoughts that the bat is menace is changing but slowly.
Nice images. I'm glad you enjoyed yourself.
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As a result people die from the infections that bats spread. Particularly rabies.
As far as domestic animals. It is rather devastating. Well farmers with adequate resources can protect their cattle but many can not. And once infected there is no hope for the cattle a slow painful death or the beast must be put down and the carcass burned.
Environmentalist have in recent years discovered bat guano as a useful fertilizer so at least thoughts that the bat is menace is changing but slowly.
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I didn't know any of that. It's interesting though... I suppose they have to eat the same as any other creature.
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True. For them food is food for them.
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