It's Freaking Bats!

Did you know that 1/4 of all mammals are bats? Bats are one of the most abundant of all mammals, and yet they can only live in warmer regions due to their living wings. Today we're going to fly through every family of bats to get a look at the 1,400 species of these amazing winged mammals.
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[@katehuber4974]

Hey Clint, could you cover Binturong or bearcats. They’re a unique mammal from Southern Asia that have the oddest adaptation that causes them to smell like buttered popcorn. And I can personally confirm the only way to describe the way the smell is passing by the popcorn machine at the movie theater.

[@lowalkerdemolition3255]

i love your videos but i cant this one sorry

[@spurguvitunhuora9119]

Will it tell how good pets bats make?

[@davidjager23]

Clint, I'm into Any kind of thing if you're the one telling me about it!

[@S-T-E-V-E]

Did all flying Insects evolve from a single ancestor or did many species evolve wings separately?

[@theprehistorichubert9448]

I Don not get how somone could hate bats, they're so cute, and beneficial to humans in so many ways, and they're basically tiny mammalian wyverns in terms of looks which makes them even cooler

[@jameschristiansson3137]

Yes, but respect their space. "Contact with infected bats is the leading cause of human rabies deaths in this country; at least 7 out of 10 Americans who die from rabies in the US were infected by bats. People may not recognize a bat scratch or bite, which can be very small, but these types of contact can still spread rabies."

[@theprehistorichubert9448]

@@jameschristiansson3137 yes youre right generally touching most wild animals isint a good idea unless you're a professional or at least somone who's very experienced, and even then it's still dangerous

[@katehuber4974]

@@theprehistorichubert9448 Agreed, don’t bother the wildlife. The fear of rabies is the only realistic fear, but then again most bats won’t get close to you regardless. But also remember bats kill insects and specifically mosquitoes which carry malaria and other countless diseases that kill millions every year so while cuddling with a wild one is a great way to end up in the hospital with rabies it’s also important to remember they are an important animal in the ecosystem.

[@gingermcgingin4106]

In some cultures, like Cree, they're considered ill omens

[@theprehistorichubert9448]

@@gingermcgingin4106 yeah, in Poland (which is my country of origin) they're also considered ill omens which I think is stupid and very unreasonable, especially that bats serve people as best quality pest pest control and in some bat species their droppings are a perfect nature friendly fertiliser for the soil and crops

[@jerricajamison6883]

What an absolutely phenomenal episode! As someone who is currently working on a PhD project involving bat phylogenetics, I can confirm that the general consensus among bat researchers is that the phylogeny is complete and total mess. The adaptive radiation when bats evolved was so rapid and explosive that even with complete genomes we can barely figure out the relationships! Thank you so much for bringing such a lovely spotlight to these wonderful, ecologically pivotal, and frequently misunderstood little mammals.

[@ClintsReptiles]

I cannot wait to read your papers!!!

[@percythecryptid]

I have the attention span of a turkey leg, but I can't wait to read your paper

[@demosthenes995]

As everyone else, I cannot wait to read your papers! Please update us when they are finished!

[@GerSHAK]

Update? :)

[@michelgramberg3228]

​@@GerSHAK Having spent quite some time looking up papers, there doesn't seem to be anything published related to bat phylogeny either by Jerrica or the entire Welch-Lab.

[@kes140]

Clint! I was one of your students! I've always remembered the tadpole and Play-doh lesson and the snakes in class :) You were always so exciting and inspiring and challenged me to view the world differently. Thank you for all you do!

[@ellidominusser1138]

I knew he was a teacher

[@MeanBeanComedy]

​@@ellidominusser1138It's the tie that gave it away, wasn't it? Only teachers own that many ties! 😆😝

[@tabbitee]

Fun and adorable fac: New Zealand's long-tailed bat was voted 'Bird of the Year' in 2021. It works, because in Maori, both bats and birds are classed as 'winged creatures' (as well as any other creature with wings, like cicadas and butterflies), which I find intensely endearing. Look forward to seeing you back on the Isles one day, Clint!

[@brienneoftarth7717]

And in English we call koalas bears but we would never put them in the same category for scientific purposes that is utterly ridiculous

[@dr.archaeopteryx5512]

@@brienneoftarth7717 You say that, but they're both mammals lol

[@brienneoftarth7717]

@@dr.archaeopteryx5512 But the category wasn’t best in class[is], was it?

[@in4mal_baker270]

@@brienneoftarth7717 You do know the State bird of Alaska is a Mosquito, right?

[@punishedwaluigi3518]

@@in4mal_baker270no it ain’t, it’s a ptarmigan

[@zacharylane6148]

I have never spent so much time looking at bats. I always kind of thought that they just looked like foxes or mice, but the longer I watched this episode the more I realized that bats are their own freaky-cool totally-different-in-every-way sort of animal. I feel enlightened.

[@MayaPosch]

Skypuppies are just so adorable :) Teacher of mine during primary school was totally into bats, and he'd take his students on night-time trips to try and catch bats in the act. We probably made as much noise as a rhinoceros stumbling about because we never saw any, but his enthusiasm for bats definitely rubbed off on some of us. Bats are also highly interesting because of the modifications to their immune system relative to other mammals. This is a likely adaptation because of the inflammation caused by the stress of flying, not unlike that of the cellular damage seen by whales and their adaptations. Bats in general also tend to be rather long-lived, which I guess could make them into really good pets. If you're into that kind of thing, of course :)

[@prototypelq8574]

Their nocturnal nature, flight ability and tendency to hide in any crevice possible make them Horrible pets. I have helped with bat rehabilitation, and yes, they are impossibly cute and very cool animals, they should not be kept in any apartment. Or, well, only if the bat is too injured to be returned to the wild.

[@MayaPosch]

@@prototypelq8574 I wasn't talking about keeping them in an apartment (or house), obviously. More like a large outside enclosure, as is done with birds as well. Birds shouldn't be kept in apartments either :)

[@peggedyourdad9560]

@@prototypelq8574 So, I’m guessing better option for having a cute mammal that can (kinda) fly would be sugar gliders then?

[@stormevans6897]

@@peggedyourdad9560 Not exactly the easiest animal to keep, those gliding marsupials.

[@peggedyourdad9560]

@@stormevans6897 Yeah, so I’ve heard, but they’re still within the realm of doable for a regular person if they’re committed and have the proper knowledge and supplies.

[@darklyngstudios]

I once rehabilitated a poor bat that I found . It had gotten locked in an empty commercial building and was starving and dehydrated. A couple days of crickets from the pet store and water from a squeeze dropper and he was on his way home fit as a fiddle.it was such a cool experience.

[@Tavat]

Good job!

[@darcieclements4880]

Awe, you didn't talk about how bat wings generate lift. I'm bias because I built animated 3d reconstructions as a college project, but like, the way bats fly is so different from what people expect. Sorry like most of my work, I never got around to publishing, I am terrible about that and am technically just a hobby biologist with degrees so it's not like I make my living off of research. However, the flight info has been published by others, just without the animations so you shouldn't have any trouble reading about them. There are several styles bats use, but the vampire bats have some of the coolest features all in one.

[@blaineedwards8078]

What's this from? "Winged freak! Wait until they get a load of me!"

[@Voxen712]

the spectral bat stood out to me immediately, like a canine and dragon cross! what a cool animal.

[@IAMAREALOSPREY]

All of your content is great but I felt this "episode" was particularly great. Very informative and the humor as always makes the information far more palatable.

[@veledwin1]

It's funny cuz bats are living proof to me that a creature can be weird, cute, and terrifying all at the same time.... Well, I'd use the words "slightly scary" or "spooky" personally, but it's the same vibe I think 🤔

[@FoxFighter-HellBringer]

When I was little, my mom read the book Stella Luna with me and that was where I fell in love with bats. I had, for the longest time, never seen any in the wild. But in 2019, my family went to Australia for vacation and started in Cairns. The streets downtown were lined with huge trees filled with Flying Foxes! They would move around on the branchea and squeak at each other and I was so excited. We had spent the day exploring downtown and ended up at the pier. Then, as the sun went down, you could see a black mass, almost like a cloud rise from town as all of the bats took to the sky in search for food. It was so dark I couldn't get any good shots or video, but it was incredible to watch!

[@dororexgaming4205]

Microbats are so unique, I wish more zoos worked with them(some could definitely use some captive breeding)

[@Sam-nx5ch]

This was truly amazing. I love looking at evolutionary trees. I also had to rewind for a full minute because I couldn't get "sky-noceroses" out of my head after you said it.

[@MrIncorr3ct]

there are only 9 species of bats here in Scotland but I love them. Im a consultant ecologist, so I deal with bats a lot

[@sevenlines2238]

Thank you for continuing to create the best zoological content on youtube. I love how you are able to convey relatively complex biological concepts to the layman while simultaneously being so laid back and entertaining. This is what modern education is missing and I am so happy for the next generation of future zoologists who these videos will inevitably inspire. I love this series! Happy Halloween!

[@ilikepie2eat3]

5:25 I've never thought of that before.. I wonder if birds and bats have dominant wings? It seems strange that they would but then again I don't know why humans do, maybe it's universal for tetrapods.

[@jennfogs]

I love all your colorful mouth & nose descriptions! You never fail to enlighten & amuse. Thank you!

[@aji_jacobson]

"The closest flying relative to rats are humans" XD XD XD

[@TheHostWithTheMost666]

New Zealander here... The smile on my face when you started to talk about Short Tailed Bats practically lit up my room- Short-Tailed Bats are my favourite animal in the world! And Bats are, in general, my favorite animals in the world. I just wanted to thank you for making these amazing videos. They're just awesome, Im hooked! I wanted to mention the Long-Tailed Bat, the species that went extinct (Most likely). You see, Long-tailed bats had very short tails. And short-tailed bats have.... rather long tails. Ironic, huh? Anyway, just- thank you. You're videos are so cool, amazingly entertaining, and have sparked my interest in biology right back up Cheers mate- from your ol' friends down in Nyu Zelan'

[@vernonfridy8416]

The possibly-extinct species is the greater short-tailed bat, not the long-tailed bat.

[@Katherine_The_Okay]

KZbin has recommended two of your videos to me today, one loving on snakes and one enthusing over bats. THEN you end a video with a reminder to keep our cats indoors? Subscribed!

[@Kargoneth]

@6:55 "As for the skynoceroses of the clade [...]" Skynoceroses!

[@GraceLJW]

Oh I adore bats! At the Oregon Zoo, there's an exhibit where you can get quite close to the fruit bats as they eat their bananas. They're such curious creatures, and they have such fascinating immune systems and structures!

[@orcastrong2522]

Hi Clint! Thank You for being so passionate about animals and spreading your passion to people like me. I absolutely Love these phylogeny videos. I tend to watch them at least 3 times so I can memorize much of the terms... (Also as someone who likes to research that kind of thing as an animal lover/nerd, I totally respect how much research goes into creating these videos so I thank you for that :) I know that you guys pull down a lot and have a busy schedule, but if you want another topic for one of these videos. I would love to see a phylogeny video about sharks. I have always been interested in our cartilaginous friends, but it always seems so hard to find reliable sources and/or people who aren't just throwing wrong information just because they are afraid of them. :) Thank You so Much for this channel and the education you provide, A random teenager from Texas :)

[@ClintsReptiles]

I tell you what, I'll make a shark phylogeny next month 🦈

[@billyr2904]

@@ClintsReptiles aw, I wanted primates :( But sharks are also cool

[@harleysmusic3242]

@@ClintsReptiles like the other comment said, do primates eventually please !! Maybe dabble on our extinct cousins ?

[@RealJRoyall]

I wish every KZbinr everywhere ended every video with "please keep your cats indoors." Awesome video about one of my favorite groups of animals! Thanks for another fantastic watch, Clint and dream team!

[@miketufaro5915]

I just read a book by Merlin Tuttle this month. Totally changed my opinion of bats… I can’t wait to learn more about bats.

[@connorkitchen7285]

Hey Clint! Just wanted to give a massive thank you to you and your team. Because of y’all I’ve rediscovered my love of reptiles and all animals in general. I discovered your channel a few months ago after I lost my dog Bosa, and your positivity and passion about what you teach and talk about is absolutely infectious. I had lizards and turtles in the past but I never really appreciated them the way I should have. Thanks to y’all I know the proper ways to go about everything in the future and what all to do. TL:DR, thank you. P.S. I blame you for my new obsession with Argentine Tegus.

[@katehuber4974]

That’s a fair obsession. I’m also obsessed with tegus but I blame the two baby tegus at the pet shop I used to work at for that obsession. They’re definitely on my dream animal list, unfortunately my current living situation barely has enough space for my bearded dragon so I’m definitely not going to go out and get one anytime soon, even though I still want my own pet Dino on a leash.😊

[@connorkitchen7285]

@@katehuber4974 I can make the space but I just need to do a bit more research first on things like their brumation and the “grumpy” stage and what to do to help socialize them to other people.

[@frejulundr6851]

I think if you have experience with dogs, large lizards are a good fit if you want a “dog” like pet but don’t want to feel like you’re replacing your dog with another dog. When I was little my parents had a savanna monitor that laid in my moms lap and scratched at the door when he heard my dad coming up to our apartment. I’m not really a dog person but I find large lizards to be the most similar to mammals, behavior wise. This is assuming you handle your lizard often and train with target training and positive reinforcement.

[@eepybeepy]

THANK YOU CLINT!!! bats have been my favourite animals since I was ten, so it’s lovely to finally see people appreciating them in your comments section thanks to your informative and kindhearted video! My favourite video of yours thus far :)

[@eepybeepy]

and fyi, pallid bats are my faves :)

[@creepypuppetspresents5605]

My favorite bat is the megabat Hypsignathus monstrosus, the hammerhead bat. It looks like a flying horse. There's even an hypothesis that it inspired the Jersey Devil.

[@sessaraquel1]

“Probably, with ears like that……” Are you throwin some bat shade, Clint? Lol 😂😂😂

[@Stratigic_Cheese_Reserve]

In my home city of Adelaide, Australia there's a large colony of Grey headed flying foxes. It's right in the parklands that rings the Downtown area. Right before dusk these huge 3ft wide leave the roost in a column kilometres long. It's an astonishing flight. You can stand on the road only 30 meters from their roosting trees and they fly low overhead.

[@paulinarasmussonkling8041]

Bats are fascinating! They have so many specialized traits that tell the crazy story of natural selection.

[@WAMTAT]

Here in New Zealand we love bats so much that last year a bat won the bird of the year contest.

[@adreabrooks11]

After seeing the giant, goofy grins in some of those vesper bat pics, I'm convinced that they must have been the reference for Batty Koda, from Fern Gully.

[@Pippis78]

"Warm enough for bats" doesn't seem to be very limiting. Half of my country sits above the arctic circle and we still have half a dozen different bat species. We have a long ass and cold winter, so they hibernate a large chunk of the year. Plenty of bugs in the summer though. One is actually THE most northern living bat species of the world! Eptesicus Nilssonii.

[@technoraptor7778]

We need shirts that say " if you're into that sort of thing".

[@khornethegrim8258]

I just love your sense of humour and how enthusiastic, and almost excited, you always seem to be to talk about the various creatures of our world. I wish all educators had your ability to present information in such an engaging way.

[@chiroptera9729]

Seeing this episode makes me motivated to finally apply for a grad program. A professor during my undergrad was really passionate about bats and that rubbed off on me. I really want to study bats in the future. Also wanted to shout out my favorite group of bats, the Genus Lasiurus. They've got really cute furred uropatagium and roost mostly in trees. I got very lucky and found one during a lab. The best one (in my opinion) is the Hoary Bat, Lasiurus cinereus. It's called that because it's fur is multicolored where it looks mostly silver tipped but there's brown underneath. It has a very cute face and holds a special place in my heart.

[@ZeFroz3n0ne907]

Haven't seen a bat in years, but when I was a kid in the 90's we had one fly in through the window of my classroom and scared my teacher half to death, so yeah. That was fun. Haha. Not too many bats in Alaska. They'd need a good coat and a cute little hat. 😆

[@rightwingersaretrash]

Bats have a long time been my favorite animal. I've rescued a few too, got them back to health, and set them loose in the world. There's so much to learn about them just from looking at them. Popular media will paint them as vicious, but I have found them to be relatively docile and intelligent.

[@pencilpauli9442]

Wish I could give another like for just the out takes! lol The rest of the show wasn't too shabby either! Many thanks Clint et al! Fab video!

[@kat1984]

I love watching the bats flying around the flood lights on the sides of the apartment building as well as the street lights. We have 13 bat species in the Sonoran desert. I've had a few fly really close to me and it was very cool. I've never understood why people are afraid of them

[@felixhenson9926]

"It's always Halloween in my soul" This kid is one of us.

[@caramitten9526]

Clint, this episode (much like the rest of your content) was simply delightful! Have you thought about doing a 'Best Pet (insert clade here)' for shrimp? I am humbling submitting the amazing Amano Shrimp -- Caridina multidentata -- for your consideration. They are powerhouse cleaners for any freshwater tank, preferably a planted one.

[@DatNinjaCow03]

YES YES OMG BATS!! I live in Ohio and see them flying around at dusk/night, they're always so fun to watch! I also work at a cave and got to see one flying around earlier this year! The 3 species we have are the Northern Long Ear, Eastern Pipistrelle, and the Small Brown Bat, so idk which one I saw, but it was adorable

[@davidvento5481]

Bats always remind me of dusk during the warmer months. I associate them (and fireflies, large moths & owls) with summer fun during childhood; school vacation, country houses, evening cookouts, etc. when kids could stay up later than usual. We had a surprisingly large number of all these creatures in and around NYC! I believe the Little Brown Bat is now “threatened” on CITES due to a fungal disease making them rare in parts of their range.

[@DatNinjaCow03]

@@davidvento5481 @David Vento yeah, I've heard that the little brown bat is threatened. The cave I work at hasn't had any official record of that fungus, but it would explain why bat sightings are much more rare (at least in the cave itself, we see bats outside just about every night, so that's nice). One of my favorite memories from middle school involves bats; one of the teachers who was a chaperone for the 6th grade camp trip was absolutely terrified of bats and spent every night worriedly looking up until we all went to bed, definitely an entertainment memory lol!

[@lesterfalcon1350]

Bats are some of my favourite fish.

[@GH-oi2jf]

Bat rays?

[@lesterfalcon1350]

@@GH-oi2jf Clint likes to point out that mammals are still part of the fish family.

[@h0m0k0m0d0]

I just noticed you have POPs of the 3 pillars that represent kindness to others, animals, and yourself. 10/10 also bats are the best animal

[@paulhhaggard]

Wow. This is one of my favorite bat videos, and I’ve watched hundreds!

[@JABFarm]

This is the most entertaining educational video I’ve seen in some time 😂 well done

[@sarahbeaulieu999]

I love bats they are such fascinating little critters. Also appreciate the pest control and pollination assistance

[@infinitecosmos935]

I appreciate your Toy Story reference... "This isn't flying. This is falling, with style." LoL

[@dragonsoul123]

A bat once accidentally got into our living room. It was amazing to watch. We "kept" it for 5-10 minutes for a quick pic and video before making sure the window is wide open. It flew out into the night, going about its happy little bat life. Hopefully.

[@Elderand]

Don't think you can sneak a latin sinister joke by me, I caught that, I love it. Just as love this bat episode.

[@harleysmusic3242]

PLEASE NEVER STOP MAKING THESE TYPES OF VIDEOS CLINT I LOVE THEM!!!!! These are banger for bio majors and just fun to watch in general!!🎃

[@eric2500]

Vesper means "evening". These bats come out in the evening. Like Dracula. *"Good Eeven - ink." - Dracula*

[@DeanMetalAngel666]

Fun fact about bats, and Will Ramos from Lorna Shore goes into this in much further detail when he guest hosted on an episode of Elizabeth Zharoff from The Charismatic Voice's second KZbin channel The Singing Hole; bats are definitely amongst the most metal animals out there and not just because they're immediately associated with Hallowe'en and all other things spooky... their vocalizations whether channeled through their mouths or noses are primarily produced in their throats via the same sets of muscles that vocalists in the more extreme genres of metal use to create harsh vocals so effectively bats are doing high pitched false cord vocals like mini Black Metal musicians LOL.

[@RasplinYT]

I love how informative all of your videos are Clint, nice one

[@LuckyStone888]

Well I never knew there were bats with long thin tails. That's interesting.

[@SpencerHHO]

Upon buying our semi rural property in west Gippsland Victoria Australia, we were very pleasantly surprised to learn that we had an entire colony of vespid bats Nyctophilus geoffroyi I believe. Of all the various housemates these guys are the most polite I've ever experienced. Our home was once a log cabin with a weatherboard brick outer wall built over the timber. As a result there is a large thermally stable cavity which the bats roost in. Took me a month to figure out where they were going untill I sat out late at night and watched them. We also get some flying foxes feeding on our fruit trees. I'd never evict them but they aren't so subtle lol. They squabble loudly at night and create a huge mess. They are entertaining to watch though.

[@KAZVorpal]

Bats, of course, being reptiles, by the arguably cladistical reckoning of Clint's "Reptiles".

[@guardianfish7718]

I loved the BLUH after "at times they eat people". I love how you said you would ~fly~ through bat taxonomy. I loved how many times you established bats are, absurdly, more closely related to all sorts of other animals rather than rodents. I loved the mouse-tailed bat's little mouse-tail. I loved the pictures where the bumblebee bat is super tiny in comparison to a human hand. I loved how building a PhD is an option only "if you're into that kinda thing". I loved the dubbing of funnel-eared bats "where the heck are your eyes and nose" - bats. I loved the spiderman bats with suction cups on their wings, those suckers. I loved the "brown furry eggs with ears".

[@neilchace1858]

I LOVE bats! Amongst my favorite mammals, especially the Pteropus Genus fruit bats. Also: a few video ideas: - a video on paraphyleticism at the species level - a video on species concepts and which one you subscribe to - a video on where turtles fit on the phylogenetic tree, and why it's still so debated today. - the crazy world of Animal color, and all the ways animals get their color (i.e. structural green, Flamingo and Ibis food-based pink, etc.)

[@user-ff9xi6vf8l]

Bats have always been one of my favorite animals! Der flattmous. I was lucky enough to go Australia a couple of years ago and see the fruit bats on their nightly flights!

[@S50Sinner]

I remember growing up, our condominium's pool would stay open well into the night and we loved hanging out and watching the bats swoop down to get a sip.

[@vas_526]

Fantastic video. You’ve been my favorite reptile channel for years & you’re still the best in my opinion. Keep up the amazing work!

[@HaxxorElite]

Thanks for sharing your love with bats! Theyre adorable. You should consider trying out different thumbnails and titles to attract the most views!

[@PorkSodaBassist]

A museum near me recently started a new exhibit on bats with all sorts of cool bat facts, and they even brought in a colony of captive-bred Egyptian fruit bats! It's so cool to just watch them go about their bat business, and the more I learn about them the cooler they are!

[@Highland_Beastie]

I was in Australia a few years ago, and I was at a park, when it was quite dark, a huge group of bats came flying out of a tree, it was one of the most amazing things I had ever seen.

[@russellbagnall5577]

I just wanted to let you know that I have shared the 1/4 of mammals are bats fact like 20times to date

[@JungleLibrary]

Fantastic! I really like these phylogeny videos. I learn so much about the animals you cover in these. Could you please do a frog/amphibian family tree vid? (And maybe a review of a common rainfrog if the chance comes up?) Thanks for your wonderful educational videos and your always sunny personality.

[@daegankovacs2174]

22:12 I wasn’t expecting a Star Trek reference in this video, but I’m happy it’s here lol.

[@Brooksalittlestream]

"And you are a vertebrae, with blood...for now 😈"

[@NissaV1]

Absolutely loved it! I was hoping we'd see this for Halloween, and this didn't disappoint!

[@FourLetterWurdz]

Clint! This is the best video!! I absolutely love bats!!

[@MartinWhelan02]

😂😂 the banter at the end about vampires lol

[@cs4870]

Great video! Your passion for the natural world was in perfect display in this video and that is what has kept me watching every week for over three years! I love what you all are doing with the channel and am excited to keep watching for years to come!

[@SonicBoone56]

I wish the New World had megabats. They're literally flying puppies. Too darn cute.

[@furiouskaiser9914]

Fuzzy squeaky wyverns. Side note, one of my favorite DnD characters I played in the past was a wizard that had a bat familiar pet named Strawberry as it liked to eat strawberries. Was the characters source of material for the fireball spell. IYKYK.

[@anthonyeaves4145]

If bats weren’t so disease ridden I’d totally have a pet bat.

[@bjrnclancey-furali7347]

Your videos are getting so good! Keep up the good work and thank you for sparking my interest in new things.

[@HomeSlice97]

It’s honestly a shame that they don’t make good pets. Some of the fruit bats are just so dang cute!

[@la_win69]

Never knew bats were so diverse and abundant, your channel really is feeding my desire to study biology, thank you clint!

[@DodderingOldMan]

Absolutely love bats, especially the tiny little ones. It helps that we don't have rabies in Australia, so they don't need to be feared for that reason. That said, the extremely common flying foxes do carry some nasty viruses apparently.

[@ForestSchweitzer022097]

Thank you so much for making this!! I love bats and always have. A very special group of animals. Our only flighted relatives! And the timing couldn't be more perfect ;)

[@professorpine7374]

Hi, Clint, I loved this episode (bats are my favorite non-mermecophage mammals!) and I know this wasn’t the focus of this video, but pterosaur wings were not as simple as a bat wing, they had a air sack, covered in Vascular tissue, overlaid by muscle, then Aktinofibrils which were muscle fibers, then skin, just thought I’d let you know :)

[@taleandclawrock2606]

Ooooo thats very cool, thanks for sharing.

[@ratzeflummi6372]

I love bats so much! They're so cute! It's really cool to learn more about them like this, because previously I didn't know much except that they're all precious little babies

[@Hambrack]

Tired: bats are rats with wings Wired: bats are hyraxes with wings

[@pcj3405]

They remind me of little Pugs or Chihuahua with wings to me. I love having them around and watching them in the evenings. It amazes me how they can be flying straight and level then snap in to a turn to catch a bug in a maneuver that wold surely break the neck of the most highly trained aerobatic and fighter pilots.

[@link_is_here22]

With every bat picture I saw my voice got higher and higher. Cries of “Oh look at the baby!” And “Oh look at hiimmm!!!” Were heard all across the neighborhood. Bags are frickin’ adorable

[@turtlejeepjen314]

Today’s award of funniest random, funny video insert is awarded to the simple phrase: “bats” ……. *BLEH* !! ….but in the native tongue of Utah: ‘CLINTSPEAK’

[@HeavyTF2real]

Bats actually don’t carry bad diseases that often. Rabies is rare, most of the nasty diseases can’t be caught directly from bats (Nipah, Hendrah), and a lot of the diseases people say they carry haven’t ever been directly found in bats. Also vampire bats usually won’t go for humans unless there aren’t better options around, like cattle. Within pteropodidae, though, the rousettes (e.g. the Egyptian Flying Fox) use echolocation.

[@prototypelq8574]

OMG A BAT EPISODE!!!! This very well may be the best episode on this channel. But is this episode right for you? Let's find out

[@UndeadJohnGaming]

I actually really really adore bats :D such precious skydoggies!! A lot of people are scared of em and I'm like oh hello hah

[@moosiegirltx]

I would LOVE to see the out-takes from this episode! 🥰

[@darkpanthertv7330]

love your videos!! the information is very up to date and the cladegrams are great

[@cats1900]

I wanted a dog faced bat for years. They are all so adorable.

[@danielthemangrande]

Bats are more closely related to bats than rats, good to know.

[@user-xy7gc9ot8q]

U r so amazing with all your facts etc. the time flies by as I listen. So a huge thank you for your contribution

[@niveketihw1897]

I'm told we have 33 species of bats in my state (Texas). We see bats now and then. We went to an outdoor jazz concert at the Kimbell Museum in Fort Worth a few months ago (warm), and saw bats several times flying between trees.