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Bats couldn't care less about being crushed to death. (Original Post) rug Sep 2012 OP
Looks like a puppy yawning marzipanni Sep 2012 #1
Bats are cool and very beneficial to humanity aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #2
OMG!! Major SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2012 #3
The cute meter just hit eleven. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #4

aint_no_life_nowhere

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2. Bats are cool and very beneficial to humanity
Sat Sep 8, 2012, 08:01 PM
Sep 2012

They eat tons of insects and the fruit-eating variety are critical to the pollination of plants in many parts of the world. Right now there's a massive die-off of bats in the United States due to the poorly understood and contagious white nose syndrome. Almost 7 million have died and the federal government has closed many caves on federal land throughout the country.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_nose_syndrome

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