Apparently bats don’t just suck blood. Maybe it’s simply the red color, but this bat in the hills of Kintamani, Bali in Indonesia really seems to be enjoying that piece of watermelon. It also seems huge (the bat, not the watermelon), so maybe the locals feed it fruit to keep it full and keep its mind off their blood (yes, I know only vampire bats live on blood)…
This week’s photo was kindly provided by Diana O’Gilvie of Traveler Writer Filmmaker.
Natalia | Always Trekking says
Jul 31, 2013 at 20:49Hah! I remember this guy. He gets so much watermelon that he sighed when I gave him a piece and reluctantly took it.
I remember it was so hot the poor thing was fanning itself with its wings.
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Daniel McBane says
Jul 31, 2013 at 20:56Really? This is a famous bat? I had no idea! I’ve never actually been to Bali myself, only Sumatra. That explains why he’s so big though, if he spends all day gorging himself on watermelon slices. I get why he was reluctant to take yours–I’m sure he’s sick of it and would really love some insects or something…a little variety.
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Hogga says
Aug 6, 2013 at 19:27i thought bats were nocturnal? It looks pretty light outside…
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Daniel McBane says
Aug 7, 2013 at 11:31This one’s a party bat; he stays out until all hours of the daytime.
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Shalu Sharma says
Aug 6, 2013 at 23:13To be honest, I don’t like the look of that thing. Not only its ugly, it sucks blood too….hmmm
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Daniel McBane says
Aug 7, 2013 at 11:35He’s definitely not pretty, but this one isn’t the blood-sucking kind. He just eats a lot of insects…or would, if tourists ever stopped feeding him watermelon.
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