Rescuing and releasing a mum & baby flying-foxes: Artemis & Aoife

[@michhart4237]

Just opens up a whole new world of education watching these videos. Absolute joy to see mum and baby given the best chance. X

[@tracyjacoby2382]

I agree 100% with you!! I really appreciate Meg and all these lovely Humans who help the Bats👍🥰

[@brendaeberwein8338]

I totally agree

[@JadeStrawberry]

Those release flights were majestic. Mama bats are so strong to be able to take off carrying the bub. The princess' daughter is a little darling and very smart.

[@erismana2105]

Dont forget to watch the ads people it helps Meg !

[@Butterflyneverlands]

The slow motion footage was sure a nice touch. Their flight to freedom was beautiful.

[@maggiedhue9349]

As Artemis flew away, little Aoife is probably saying "Wheeee!!!" Looks like Artemis is sporting landing gear from her tummy. Beautiful release.

[@catherinehubbard1167]

Mumbat was remarkably cooperative. Yes, she was stunned by running into things, but she seemed to understand the “syringe-fruit” right away, ate fruit, and let you give a bottle to her baby. Wonderful that they weren’t seriously injured and could go home. So many tragic electrocutions lately. I love the patience, exquisite care, and calm loving voice you give to your batty patients. Well done, all of you. The blond wingless pup is adorable and you are lucky to have her to keep you in line. Clearly a genius who rightly appreciated Meg’s multicolored toes.

[@crochetology12]

I love to see little ones involved in animal rescue. Give me hope for the future.

[@tracyjacoby2382]

Me too!!🤗💕

[@mastersadvocate]

Thank you for sharing this video about rescuing flying foxes! In Canada, we also have trouble with rabies and are advised not to ever touch a bat! Our bats are much smaller, and some suffer from white nose disease. Poor dears! I have found two dead bats in our neighbourhood, and I guessed that they might have been hit by cars. Your bats are giants compared to our little brown bats! I thought the little girl was quite cute and it's good to teach children about bats and how to help them. Good on you!! ~Janet in Canada

[@Megabattie]

Ayla, the child, is the Princess's kid, and is thoroughly batty. The Princess is a bat carer extraordinaire (who is an intuitive genius with head injury care) who is halting her batty life in order to raise her own personal wingless pups. I miss her skills. We have the smaller micros as well but few in the city.

[@kristineteall368]

The Princess’s little one is so beautiful, and smart too! She’ll be a battie rescuer like her mum in no time! I have to admit, seeing babes just hanging off of mum as she flew away made me understand why they sometimes fall off too! Such a great rescue!

[@bodyfarmbrat]

so cool how big their wingspan is once they really stretch it out and fly

[@mlee1959]

Beautiful to watch them, flying in slow motion

[@oldgloryhillfarmturtlewoma9132]

That little foot reaching out always tugs at my heartstrings, I don’t know why 🥰

[@mcrickard1]

Meg... such a firm but gentle rescue. You are a 'battie" saint & savior!

[@micheleandhenrycasavant386]

What a treat!😊Never seen a mommy and baby being saved then fed fruit while baby feeds on the bottle. I couldn't take my eyes 👀 off the scene. Thank you🤗

[@Megabattie]

It helps if you can feed the mum to keep her occupied so I can feed the baby. Bats in shock don't make new milk and Artemis was a bit "squidgy" which is my technical term for not great. She'd hit her head, she was horribly stressed, and she wasn't managing baby particularly well but she didn't want baby gone. I just filled in until she was feeling better. She was calm enough at this stage to kind of trust me providing I distracted her with the mandarins.

[@keldaogg2157]

Mamma and baby, magical.

[@tamarrajames3590]

I LOVE hard releases, they are just the best. This is the first I’ve seen with a baby on board, and both flew beautifully…the little one was looking at everything. Ayla is a wee charmer, even if she didn’t get wings lol. 🥂🖤🇨🇦

[@Megabattie]

The Princess loves her just the way she is...

[@tamarrajames3590]

@@Megabattie As she would, she is a precocious little love. She is going to have the most interesting childhood…in a really good way.🖤🇨🇦

[@MC-qb1jg]

Wonderful to see them recover and go back to the wild.

[@lindaisenegger163]

This video was incredibly heart warming....

[@carolynnunes3922]

Such majestic flights back to the colony! I love these releases! God bless the Princess and her little Ayla! God bless the other rescuers and carers! God bless the bats! God bless us, every one!

[@daynashallenberger6256]

a delightful video from beginning to end. Little Ayla is gorgeous and to see her little wheels spinning as she was asked questions was darling!

[@Megabattie]

I love how she understands it and thinks it out then figures out how to answer it in words.

[@CM-ip3ks]

I recently started watching this channel and find myself thoroughly enjoying it. It’s wonderful what you do for the bats. They are such a misunderstood creature. I find them adorable. Thanks for sharing.

[@Megabattie]

Hi CM, glad you're enjoying the channel. 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.

[@CM-ip3ks]

Thanks for the additional information. I’ll be sure to look. I watch all your videos. Good or bad outcomes. It’s all a part of life whether we like it or not. 😊

[@drewbear1969]

Woohoo another success! I love getting to see just how wide their wingspans are when they can take flight like this.

[@christistanton4085]

Wow, they really have a bigger wing span than I realized before! Beautiful! 😻😻

[@Megabattie]

These flying-foxes will have a wingspan of just over a metre when fully grown,

[@paulg3336]

12:29 "Muuummmmmm... a little warning , I almost fell off."

[@Megabattie]

The babies bite onto mum's nipple, so they're quite firmly attached with their tiny backwards curving teeth. I"m always surprised at their floppiness during the takeoff.

[@LS-um3zq]

That was cool to see the baby on momma. They really have to hang on!

[@maggiedhue9349]

A pleasure seeing Ayla. She's adapted so well to not having wings and full coverage batty hair. If she starts hanging upside down from railings and bars, rest assured she was trained by her mom's furry guests.🙂 Linda from Ontario Canada. Is the pink hat a gift from Auntie Meg?

[@Megabattie]

Yes, I gave that to her. It's one of those flappy ear hats but she hasn't worked out that angle yet.

[@missnaomi613]

Thank you for the multiple camera angles of the releases. Such a beautiful sight! And I'm glad the smart little wingless pup was there to keep you out of trouble! 🦇🦇😍😍😍🙏

[@Megabattie]

LOL that wasn't me: I had some really crappy footage because I was "being kept in line by the human wingless pup" so I didn't get great stuff. Maggie got some better stuff and if the MOPs had some good stuff I would have asked them for that.

[@RobinPoe]

So great to see a good hard release the bats are back where they belong.

[@missharry5727]

I love to watch slo-mo battie flight. You can see that the wing action is rowing, exactly the same as bird flight.

[@Megabattie]

Birds have quite a different flight action which is more up and down, and they don't have the full body undulation the bats use.

[@Shoshana-xh6hc]

So incredible seeing mama and babba bat feeding together, their little bright eyes shining! 💖🦇💕🥰🦇😘🦇😍🦇 PS are you still masking up in Oz??

[@Megabattie]

We're supposed to mask up to protect the bats from our potential covid. In practice I get tested regularly and mask up if I'm unwell to protect the bats from anything I might have which could infect them and then mutate with disastrous consequences. I mask up when I go to the supermarket and areas with many germy people. And yes, we mask up from other humans if we choose. We've got a new strain going round and the MOP's parents are old so the MOPs are masked to prevent spreading anything to their parents

[@Shoshana-xh6hc]

@@Megabattie thanks Meg, I hope you and yours are all well and breathing in good and healthy battie vibes 😃💖

[@francesfarmer736]

Love to see survivors too.....especially a mum that survived with baby.....great footage of different angles of release.....I must have missed "pool girl" episode....little girl Ayla is adorable!

[@Megabattie]

I didn't rescue the pool girl, but the Princess had her in care and needed a buddy for her. And they were both fit for release so it worked out well.

[@SedatedByLife]

She obviously hasn't learned to not bite the hand that feeds you lol. Glad to see them survive and be able to go home.

[@Catherine-hf6zc]

Those dangling baby feet as mom took off! I own up to a moment of heart failure until realized baby had a 3 point attachment. Did mom really stay in the dressing gown and not fly out? Ayla is perfect, you can just see that little brain working. To the moon!

[@Megabattie]

Yes, she just hung there while I sorted stuff out then I put her back in the carrier and took her to the Princess.

[@LithiumSurfboard]

Ayla is adorable! Thank you for sharing, Meg and The Princess.

[@HATSUCHl]

The amount of energy required to gain altitude with a baby hanging on to you must be insane. Mommy Bats are the best.

[@Megabattie]

Mums have to be strong and very fit

[@TinySwanGrandAdventures]

Love watching a successful release!

[@wombat.6652]

! Mandarin face ! 0:74 Beautiful. Loving survivors. Fantastic release. Those beautiful strong wings! hah, who needs feathers ;p

[@evelynwildman1290]

It’s amazing how quickly they take to human administrations of care when needed. When I was stationed in Okinawa, I loved working nightshift as I got to see the bats eating palm fruits in treats by hospital

[@Megabattie]

It's fascinating watching them.

[@marionbowler5440]

Absolutely amazing Meg, 🇨🇦🦇🍁❤

[@adrijanacah1280]

So happy they weren't injured, and could be released after a little rest time and a good snack!😍🥰 Thank you dear Meg!💝💖

[@foodlaw5778]

Wonderful to see the gentle side of these.

[@wolfangel369]

Just fabulous...makes it so worthwhile xxx Congratulations to you amazing people. Hope the batties find their way to The Moon ok 🥰 😉xxx

[@breezy6030]

Those releases were so majestic. That baby girl was a little darling. So precious 💖

[@julianneboys4062]

Just gorgeous! Thought little Bub was going to loose her grip for a minute there. Lovely to see the princess and Ayala. She hasn’t made a lot of appearances since the furless/ wingless babe arrived.

[@Megabattie]

Apparently mothering a human wingless pup is a full-time job.

[@julianneboys4062]

@@Megabattie who’d have thought 🤔

[@Megabattie]

@@julianneboys4062 I don't have direct experience with human offspring; I thought they were just part time dependents.

[@julianneboys4062]

@@Megabattie you must do something right as little Ayla was happy to be with you. ❤️

[@rossanabachiorri833]

Wonderfull mom and sweet baby bat

[@hhholsteiners]

Go Artemis!!!!

[@luvondarox]

1:40 Mumbat: Meg: No-no-no-no-no-no, no! Mumbat: 🥺 Why not?

[@Pauly_jerez]

❤️🦇 Thank You 🦇❤️🙏

[@Kim-lc3fv]

Super adorable video featuring the cutest winged and wingless pups on 🌎 earth. ❤️

[@jemreandeau3583]

This is my first time seeing one of your releases, very exciting.❤

[@Megabattie]

Hi Jem I have a Hard Releases playlist on my channel which you can find by going to the channel home page, and looking at the menus across the top under the cover pic and clicking on the Playlist menu. 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.

[@deenibeeniable]

Years ago a rescuer said something like "it's amazing to be working alongside a rescuer of Meg's caliber." I think about that whenever I watch one of Megabattie's videos. Just awesome.

[@Megabattie]

I don't recall that.

[@olivegrove2615]

Bats have to be the most underrated animal on earth 🌎 ❤️🦇

[@JF-kv1gm]

Congratulations everyone. What a glorious sight seeing them released.

[@cazbullen2012]

Beautiful 😍

[@kathleenneff6275]

Lovely happy ending.

[@theresahart212]

Love Miss Meg’s channel…they are so interesting.

[@jackiebeauty9007]

Wow Bravo Meg! 👏 🍾

[@PK-oy4fe]

What incredible footage! From the shots with mom..mouthful of mandarin orange and baby finishing her bottle...and the releases in slow motion show just how majestic bats are!😇❤️🖤🦇🖤❤️

[@piglette]

Princess’s pup is so big & beautiful! Bats on the moon 😁Always love a release video, thanks Meg

[@lavenderlilac8920]

Beautiful bats, beautiful people, beautiful release, and a beautiful video. Thanks, Meg, that warmed my heart on this coldish Canadian evening. 🤗

[@GrapeApe2018]

Oh my gosh! Ayla is growing so fast. I just love her name. It's the same name as the lead character in my favorite book series of all time.

[@Megabattie]

Clan of the Cave Bears?

[@GrapeApe2018]

@@Megabattie Yes Ma'am. I'm actually reading them again right now. On #3 The Mammoth Hunters. Lol

[@Rozebunny14]

Gahhhh the chewing sounds 🥰🥰🥰🥰 Sweet lil ones ❤🦇❤️🦇

[@suzanrudulph4141]

Well done. 😁

[@yomama8873]

Wonderful save and release ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@wendyzuckerman553]

Fun to see Artemis taking a stab at the sideways-dummy technique, the Princess and Ayla, the MOPs enjoying the fruits of their participation in the rescues, and, of course, the bats powerfully winging their way back to the lunar colony.

[@jimmyfortrue3741]

Very much enjoyed the video.... Esp. The slow motion of flight.

[@Megabattie]

I love to watch the shape of flight, the movement of the wings, and the power and strength underpinning flight; it's so much easier to see this in the slowmo

[@danielleleyshon-m9o]

Mamma bat's chubby cheeks as she is eating is so friggin cute.

[@jetpetty1613]

Megabat wings are magnificent!

[@rdaw33]

Love the bats, your care for them, and nice Philodendron too!!

[@rdaw33]

Also, a most beautiful little girl!!!!!

[@paulg3336]

Strong flyers!

[@Megabattie]

I love to see the power in the flight...

[@TheDeafProphet]

oh this video is so fantastic! I'm so so happy to see mum and baby were able to be released and i must say the human baby in this video is so sweet

[@paperthyme]

We do too, thank you!

[@dejns6945]

Baby girl is cute & smart. 🤗

[@sonialignani]

What a sense of freedom.! I adore this video, mum and baby back home!! Ayla is so gorgeous, and talks about her batties. Brava Meg Maggie the Princess and little Ayla too, I like you channel for all you show us about the life of some bats you rescue!!! ( in good and bad) I learnt so many things about these wonderful animals and I love them

[@annatscheuschner142]

Wonderful work great

[@luvondarox]

It's fascinating to watch those beautiful creatures in slow-motion. You can see with each downbeat of their wings that incremental lift higher and higher.

[@calistakorb7821]

Beautiful to watch these lovely animals. You do a wonderful job ☺️

[@davidsricker2338]

They are magnificent thank you for saving them

[@esenel92]

So good to see a successful release like this, the mom grabbing that bottle was so cute to see. :) I gotta say the wingless pup is soo well behaved! My compliments to the wingless parents! I just hope Meg didn't get a rescue right after the chalk part... 😁

[@Megabattie]

I forgot, and went to the supermarket or the post office or somewhere with a big chalk mark on my cheek and forehead.

[@esenel92]

@@Megabattie haha well this way they can see you know how to have a little fun 😁 Lets hope they noticed it was chalk though, and didnt think someone had beaten you up with all those blue marks on your face and arms 😉

[@chezmoi42]

Well, you can't say Meg doesn't know to match her makeup with her toenail polish! I loved the Mama's bottlesnatch - "What kind of fruit is this??? Yuck!" Thanks for sharing that beautiful release, and for giving us a chance to meet Ayla - a true mini-princess. Your MOP was adorable at 12:40, flying off with the batties.

[@esenel92]

@@chezmoi42 Haha so true 😄

[@Megabattie]

@@chezmoi42 I don't wear makeup so it's really easy to match

[@jimbuxton2187]

How wonderful you are for taking care of these beautiful animals. I've always loved fruit bats. They have such cute faces and seem to be very trusting and gentle as seen here.... but I guess there are always exceptions!

[@CristinaF210]

Meg, she is quiet because the hot talk gossip in the trees with mama bats is about a certain lady who goes around caring for babies and mamas, she already heard about you 😅 when you release them, I was doing pretty good until I saw mom flying away and her little baby head hanging by mom's belly then I completely lost it, its so emotional to see what all of you do for them. Also mothers are super heroes who flies away like that with a baby aeound you??? only mamas♥♥♥♥♥ and so they fly to the moon, adorable little girl as well. 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@cjohnson4342]

What a doll the little girl is!

[@bevakathedementedraccoon]

wooo! i loves a good release vid!! really cool seeing a pup on a mumma bat in the air, gawd knows that must be hard work. PS: the wingless pup has to stop growing up so fast. seems like just yesterday when she was still a bump on a princess tum lol

[@tracyjacoby2382]

Bravo Meg on Mumbat & baby rescue!!🤗🦇🦇💕My heart is melting❣️❣️with happiness!!! Artemis w/Aoife hanging on🦇🦇💕& Swimming Pool Girl🦇💕 flapping to the Moon!!🤗🦇🦇💕Ayla👱is so precious & lucky to have such a beautiful Mom(the Princess) Thank You All!!!!🥰

[@chriscaughey1103]

Love the Mom and baby and the release of the bats too!!

[@darkprincess1918]

The footage was great Meg. No worries and thank you for posting!!

[@arfo2003]

Cute bat family ❤️💖🦇🦇💖❤️

[@ForViewingOnly]

You are wonderful, Megabattie lady! Thank you for your work x

[@Cheshyre.]

I love at 12:32 how you can see the baby letting go of the cage door!

[@Megabattie]

Yes you can, though baby wouldn't have been hooked on; it's probably baby letting go of mum as she manoeuvres herself out of the cage.

[@dany.adelfinger]

Seems like mumbat wanted a bottle too ;-). They look so majestic in flight, I love seeing them take off in slo-mo. Ayla's cute and smart! Surely her first word must have been "battie" and she needs to work a little on her make-up skills still ;-).

[@villiehaizlip7626]

Beautifully Free! ❣️🦇

[@hhholsteiners]

Mom says my bottle!!!!

[@Megabattie]

Mum was checking out what I was feeding the baby in case it was evil.

[@maryreynolds5310]

It’s beautiful what you do!!

[@rachaelthomas5840]

I absolutely love those big feet flapping in slow motion!! Their wingspan is just amazing and seeing little baby hanging on to mom, oh it's just so neat and wonderful!!! Great video! Thank you. Sincerely, Rachael ❤️🦇 Seattle, WA

[@moiraesfate1]

lol. Bat or human, the babies are cute.

[@Batlady]

Omy goodness that’s the cutest mom and baby she’s so calm even if she’s concussed…. Beautiful release! Good luck mom and baby !that baby is beautiful and so smart .. I think she will be a future battie rescuer… lol

[@lesleywood76]

How sweet 😋 ❤❤❤

[@karenhorton2345]

Thank you

[@judithburke1539]

That was so beautiful!!!

[@miw4]

すごいなぁ❣️赤ちゃんコウモリ🦇さんを手際良く保護して施設に連れ帰り、予防接種すぐに済ませて、ご飯あげて　ゆりかごで寝んね🩵。。 最後自然に返すところを子供たちに見せたら、その子たちも自然保護の尊さ✨を学ぶのですね！！ありかたいなぁ！！！！🎉

[@Megabattie]

コウモリは狂犬病のワクチン接種を受けていなかった。救出された母子は救出から1週間後に解放された。 10日以上保護されていない限り、一緒に放し、保護しないほうがよいでしょう。