Lubee Bat Concervancy
  Some of the fabulous friends we made

I just had my hair done - can you tell?

This lovely Pteropus rodricensis, or golden bat, is found only on Rodrigues Island, in the Indian Ocean, and is one of the most endangered bat species in the world. Due to habitat loss there are only 2000 of these lovely bats left in the wild. The Lubee and other bat organizations are trying to ensure their survival by supporting conservation efforts on Rodrigues Island.

I am a little camera shy and didn't have time for make-up.

Pteropus pumilus
A mother Pteropus vampyrus with baby clinging to her side.

Mork and Gracie - (the odd couple)

Mork is a Malayan flying fox and Gracie is a Rodrigues fruit bat.

They are sharing flowers and pollen on a bottle brush branch.
Getting from point A to point B without using wings.
I love these short nosed or dog faced fruit bats because the distinct outline of their fingers is so visible!
Another shot of the dog faced (Cynopterus brachyotis).

A group of Jamaican fruit bats, Artibeus jamaicensis

[Bat CREW Costa Rica has rescued and raised some lovely Jamaicans.]

These lovely creatures, Egyptian fruit bats, Rousettus aegyptiacus, are the only mega bat that uses echolocation. They live in caves where they congregate in large numbers and need to find their way in and out of the dark cave.
I'm ready for my close-up Mr. DeMille.

Don't these beautiful wings look like leather?

 

Pteropus giganteus
How rude! You woke me from a nap.

Gracie munching

One of the lovely "leather clad" gang.
Looking a little scary, but merely yawning.
A shot of the gang just hanging around (sorry, couldn't resist).
 
 
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