Freya The Hoary Bat, Via

Hello, I'm the Easter Bunny! Er... what? Bunnies have wings, right? Since they lay eggs, right...?

Virginia Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus)

Kentucky, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Virginia, USA

Status: Endangered

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"vampire bats are so scary"

him? hims is scary to you? with his little face and puffball body?

Vampire bats are only a few inches long from snooty to booty. what you SHOULD be afraid of is the giant gold crowned flying fox, which is so damn big that you could give it a hug. But dont. because bats can haves rabies so leave the touchings up to the Scientists.

Except you don't need to be afraid because he will not eat you, fear not. he wants a fig slice.

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pet da owl

Never try to defeat the Void 🐈‍⬛😉

“ come on guys we have to follow the magical trail trough the leaves !!! " 

Neither did I! It's in the OP's last fact sheet; Tadarida brasiliensis (TABR) is the scientific name for the Mexican free-tailed bat. Or, rather, the Brazilian free-tailed bat, of which the Mexican freetail is a regional subspecies thereof (Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana).

Fun fact! TABR are the fastest flying animals, clocking in with a level flight speed of almost 100mi/h - or roughly 160km/h. While the peregrine falcon is capable of sustaining higher velocities, that is in a dive and thus gravity-assisted - not sustained level flight. (and if some fellows might want to banter on about that somehow counting against the Molossidae, well... an individual has the option to reference STS-119.)

They also smell like corn chips / tacos. No, that's not a joke. https://batworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/free-tails-smell-like-tacos.pdf

A zine i made for my art class talking about bats and all the facts i know about them!