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submitted 7 hours ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/bats@lemmy.world

Goblin’s face (he is a Mexican free-tailed bat)

Courtesy of Bat World Sanctuary

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[-] Major_Tsiom@fedia.io 3 points 2 hours ago

Is he shaved or are they just bare assed like that naturally?

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

That's all natural, baby!

[-] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 hours ago

I never realized that the tail is central. Genuinely shocking

[-] BurgerBaron@quokk.au 7 points 6 hours ago

That means their spine is doing something funky too then. Looks like I need to do some reading.

[-] albbi@piefed.ca 2 points 3 hours ago

Their knees are backwards too so they can cling to walls more easily.

[-] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 5 points 6 hours ago

Aw. He reminds me of my ex.

[-] saltnotsugar@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago
[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

He’s packing some cake!

[-] RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 hours ago

Reminds me of the troll butt in valheim.

this post was submitted on 23 Sep 2026
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