106 reactions | Our newest arrival a female Big Brown bat named Gilligan by the finders. She’s underweight by otherwise healthy. Welcome to the bat B&B Jillian (our staff renamed her since she’s a girl). Thank you @1787brewingcompany for taking the time to help this beautiful girl. She will be released in spring 驪 #pennsylvaniabatrescue #pabatrescue #1787brewingcompany #eptesicusfuscus | Pennsylvania Bat Conservation and Rehabilitation | Facebook

24K views · 234 reactions | Easily the coolest thing you'll see all week: More than 100 big brown bats emerging from a picnic shelter at Hammel Woods to carry out their nightly feeding frenzy. | Forest Preserve District of Will County | Facebook

4.6K views · 98 reactions | How do bats hydrate? On the fly! Thanks to one of our DEEP Wildlife Division biologists for capturing this great video of a big brown bat drinking water. Please note: seeing a bat during the day does not always mean that it is sick or rabid. This is normal behavior for a thirsty bat! Learn more about Connecticut's bats at https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Wildlife/Fact-Sheets/Bats | Connecticut Fish and Wildlife | Facebook

Happy Bat Appreciation Week! 🦇 ✨ This Big Brown Bat (24-4414) was admitted from Cape Coral after it was found in a driveway. Upon admission, the bat appeared healthy and active, but was kept to monitor for several days. The patient is currently receiving supportive care including pain medication for possible head trauma and force feeds. Bats are vital to the health of our ecosystems! These nocturnal creatures provide plenty of insect control and are amazing pollinators. Bats face many threats t

1.7K views · 261 reactions | Mixon, the big brown bat with a dislocated jaw. She had a very delicate procedure to reattached her lower jaw a few weeks ago, is still on a soft blended bat smoothie diet until she visits the vet for X-rays to ensure her procedure worked and she’s healed. She’s so adorable when she eats  thank you to our veterinarians for an amazing job  Note: Someone has bed head  | Pennsylvania Bat Conservation and Rehabilitation | Facebook

We currently have three juvenile Big Brown Bats in care - and they are growing up fast! All three bats came to us after failed reuniting attempts as infants. They have now weaned off formula and are beginning to eat mealworms on their own. The single female bat in this video can be seen eating and stretching out her growing wings! Big Brown Bats are one of the more common species of bat found in Virginia out of 17 total species. Bats are declining worldwide, due to habitat destruction, disease,