So, today had some ridiculousness (wouldn't be a day at work if it didn't). Really, it was a simple problem that got blown out of proportion when we couldn't get any one to answer our questions. The one department around here which could have answered our questions easily, was involved in a big afternoon to-do (training, I think), leaving no one in the office to answer the phone with innocent questions (like ours). So, what could have been solved simply with one phone call, became a 11/2 hour ordeal of phone calls and run-around through people who didn't know much, as we tried to get some answers.
And oh, yeah, had a migraine today too, which all of the above nonsense didn't help.
Enter Anne to the rescue! An e-mail of nonsense stuff she's found, including the cutest little guys ever: baby bats! in blankets! Definitely cheered me up no end :)
These poor little guys were orphaned when a poisonous tick outbreak occurred in their colony. They were rescued, but needed to be kept warm, since baby bats cling to their mother and have her body warmth until they are old enough to survive on their own. So, they got bundled up by the rescue workers, to keep they nice and toasty. I particularly love the faces on the two in the middle of the top picture in that article :)
Fruit bats are really important ecologically (yes, the bio background is coming out here!) They important for pollination, like birds or insects. And as a caver, bats are naturally wonderful critters anyway, and fruit bats like these are actually really intelligent (besides being cute!) I've heard them described as about the intelligence level of a cat... Of course, watching Scruffy attack the shadows on the wall, I'm not sure how bright that actually is any more... ;)
And oh, yeah, had a migraine today too, which all of the above nonsense didn't help.
Enter Anne to the rescue! An e-mail of nonsense stuff she's found, including the cutest little guys ever: baby bats! in blankets! Definitely cheered me up no end :)
These poor little guys were orphaned when a poisonous tick outbreak occurred in their colony. They were rescued, but needed to be kept warm, since baby bats cling to their mother and have her body warmth until they are old enough to survive on their own. So, they got bundled up by the rescue workers, to keep they nice and toasty. I particularly love the faces on the two in the middle of the top picture in that article :)
Fruit bats are really important ecologically (yes, the bio background is coming out here!) They important for pollination, like birds or insects. And as a caver, bats are naturally wonderful critters anyway, and fruit bats like these are actually really intelligent (besides being cute!) I've heard them described as about the intelligence level of a cat... Of course, watching Scruffy attack the shadows on the wall, I'm not sure how bright that actually is any more... ;)
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