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Give your partner what they really want this Valentine's Day 🤎🦇
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February 10, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Give your partner what they really want this Valentine's Day 🤎🦇
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ib: @wildgreenmemes
We heard they're playing football in the middle of a Bad Bunny (Grammy winner) concert this weekend. As such, here's some pictures of the 2 bats endemic to Puerto Rico:
🦇 Red fig-eating bat (pc: Jose Sepulveda/ iNaturalist)
🦇 Puerto Rican mustached bat (pc: dalizcasablanca/ iNaturalist)
🦇 Red fig-eating bat (pc: Jose Sepulveda/ iNaturalist)
🦇 Puerto Rican mustached bat (pc: dalizcasablanca/ iNaturalist)
February 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
We heard they're playing football in the middle of a Bad Bunny (Grammy winner) concert this weekend. As such, here's some pictures of the 2 bats endemic to Puerto Rico:
🦇 Red fig-eating bat (pc: Jose Sepulveda/ iNaturalist)
🦇 Puerto Rican mustached bat (pc: dalizcasablanca/ iNaturalist)
🦇 Red fig-eating bat (pc: Jose Sepulveda/ iNaturalist)
🦇 Puerto Rican mustached bat (pc: dalizcasablanca/ iNaturalist)
Last year, BCI and partners launched a new wildlife refuge named Ika (“bat” in the local Emberá language) in Bogotá, Colombia to protect the Endangered Antioquian sac-winged bat (𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘹 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴).
February 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Last year, BCI and partners launched a new wildlife refuge named Ika (“bat” in the local Emberá language) in Bogotá, Colombia to protect the Endangered Antioquian sac-winged bat (𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘹 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴).
What's that bat?!🦇
Seen only as silhouettes in darkening skies, bats are just about impossible to identify. Based on numbers and geography, however, we can make some pretty good guesses. Learn more: https://www.batcon.org/the-ten-most-common-bats-in-the-u-s/
Seen only as silhouettes in darkening skies, bats are just about impossible to identify. Based on numbers and geography, however, we can make some pretty good guesses. Learn more: https://www.batcon.org/the-ten-most-common-bats-in-the-u-s/
February 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
What's that bat?!🦇
Seen only as silhouettes in darkening skies, bats are just about impossible to identify. Based on numbers and geography, however, we can make some pretty good guesses. Learn more: https://www.batcon.org/the-ten-most-common-bats-in-the-u-s/
Seen only as silhouettes in darkening skies, bats are just about impossible to identify. Based on numbers and geography, however, we can make some pretty good guesses. Learn more: https://www.batcon.org/the-ten-most-common-bats-in-the-u-s/
Good bat news to start your week! 🦇
Recent analysis of environmental DNA has detected Endangered Mexican long-nosed bats (𝘓𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴) 100 miles north of the species’ only known roosts in New Mexico, making this the northernmost record of the species
Read the full report: batcon.org/news
Recent analysis of environmental DNA has detected Endangered Mexican long-nosed bats (𝘓𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴) 100 miles north of the species’ only known roosts in New Mexico, making this the northernmost record of the species
Read the full report: batcon.org/news
February 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Good bat news to start your week! 🦇
Recent analysis of environmental DNA has detected Endangered Mexican long-nosed bats (𝘓𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴) 100 miles north of the species’ only known roosts in New Mexico, making this the northernmost record of the species
Read the full report: batcon.org/news
Recent analysis of environmental DNA has detected Endangered Mexican long-nosed bats (𝘓𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴) 100 miles north of the species’ only known roosts in New Mexico, making this the northernmost record of the species
Read the full report: batcon.org/news
Wroughton’s free-tailed bat is enigmatic, to say the least. Over a century after their discovery, remarkably little is known about their population size, movement patterns and breeding behavior.
Learn more about this mysterious species: https://news.batcon.org/4qVzTdS
📸 Rohit Chakravarty
Learn more about this mysterious species: https://news.batcon.org/4qVzTdS
📸 Rohit Chakravarty
January 31, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Wroughton’s free-tailed bat is enigmatic, to say the least. Over a century after their discovery, remarkably little is known about their population size, movement patterns and breeding behavior.
Learn more about this mysterious species: https://news.batcon.org/4qVzTdS
📸 Rohit Chakravarty
Learn more about this mysterious species: https://news.batcon.org/4qVzTdS
📸 Rohit Chakravarty
This is 𝘒𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢. They're feeling a lot of emotions right now. Hope you don't mind if they just - AAAAAHHHHH.
🦇 Damara woolly bat
📸 Winifred Frick
🦇 Damara woolly bat
📸 Winifred Frick
January 29, 2026 at 7:47 PM
This is 𝘒𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢. They're feeling a lot of emotions right now. Hope you don't mind if they just - AAAAAHHHHH.
🦇 Damara woolly bat
📸 Winifred Frick
🦇 Damara woolly bat
📸 Winifred Frick
We've shared a lot of Hoary content lately. Maybe it's because they look like angry little powdered donuts. Or perhaps, because their social calls are audible to humans
Check out our latest blog post for more adHOARable content: https://news.batcon.org/4rglKb7
📸 1. Winnifred Frick, 2. Christen Long
Check out our latest blog post for more adHOARable content: https://news.batcon.org/4rglKb7
📸 1. Winnifred Frick, 2. Christen Long
January 28, 2026 at 4:41 PM
We've shared a lot of Hoary content lately. Maybe it's because they look like angry little powdered donuts. Or perhaps, because their social calls are audible to humans
Check out our latest blog post for more adHOARable content: https://news.batcon.org/4rglKb7
📸 1. Winnifred Frick, 2. Christen Long
Check out our latest blog post for more adHOARable content: https://news.batcon.org/4rglKb7
📸 1. Winnifred Frick, 2. Christen Long
This is 𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘢. He is going to be convicted of being a vital pollinator, after being caught yellow-headed at the scene of the crime 🌼
🦇 Peruvian tailless bat
📸 Antony Rivera
🦇 Peruvian tailless bat
📸 Antony Rivera
January 22, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This is 𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘢. He is going to be convicted of being a vital pollinator, after being caught yellow-headed at the scene of the crime 🌼
🦇 Peruvian tailless bat
📸 Antony Rivera
🦇 Peruvian tailless bat
📸 Antony Rivera
If it's not broken don't fix it 🦇
January 20, 2026 at 4:23 PM
If it's not broken don't fix it 🦇
The doctors are concerned but I'm fine with it.
January 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
The doctors are concerned but I'm fine with it.
We'd 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 ask you to choose just one favorite bat.
But if it's not too difficult... tell us one of your favorite bats and why 🗣👇
Michael Durham/ Minden Pictures
But if it's not too difficult... tell us one of your favorite bats and why 🗣👇
Michael Durham/ Minden Pictures
January 14, 2026 at 4:24 PM
We'd 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 ask you to choose just one favorite bat.
But if it's not too difficult... tell us one of your favorite bats and why 🗣👇
Michael Durham/ Minden Pictures
But if it's not too difficult... tell us one of your favorite bats and why 🗣👇
Michael Durham/ Minden Pictures
This is 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪. Please tell her she's smart, beautiful and important.
She already knows it, just wanted to hear it from you 💁♀️
🦇 Sanborn's big-eared bat
📸 Jennifer Barros
She already knows it, just wanted to hear it from you 💁♀️
🦇 Sanborn's big-eared bat
📸 Jennifer Barros
January 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
This is 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪. Please tell her she's smart, beautiful and important.
She already knows it, just wanted to hear it from you 💁♀️
🦇 Sanborn's big-eared bat
📸 Jennifer Barros
She already knows it, just wanted to hear it from you 💁♀️
🦇 Sanborn's big-eared bat
📸 Jennifer Barros
Your daily reminder that it's OK to scream sometimes.
🦇 : greater bulldog bat
📸 : Christian Ziegler/ Minden Pictures
🦇 : greater bulldog bat
📸 : Christian Ziegler/ Minden Pictures
January 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Your daily reminder that it's OK to scream sometimes.
🦇 : greater bulldog bat
📸 : Christian Ziegler/ Minden Pictures
🦇 : greater bulldog bat
📸 : Christian Ziegler/ Minden Pictures
Bats break the rules sometimes 🤫🤐
The nocturnal rules, that is.
While most bats are nocturnal, at least a few species have been known to go about their business during the day. Our blog post explores these few rebellious species. https://news.batcon.org/48OMDwo
📸 Thomas Marent/ Minden Pictures
The nocturnal rules, that is.
While most bats are nocturnal, at least a few species have been known to go about their business during the day. Our blog post explores these few rebellious species. https://news.batcon.org/48OMDwo
📸 Thomas Marent/ Minden Pictures
January 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Bats break the rules sometimes 🤫🤐
The nocturnal rules, that is.
While most bats are nocturnal, at least a few species have been known to go about their business during the day. Our blog post explores these few rebellious species. https://news.batcon.org/48OMDwo
📸 Thomas Marent/ Minden Pictures
The nocturnal rules, that is.
While most bats are nocturnal, at least a few species have been known to go about their business during the day. Our blog post explores these few rebellious species. https://news.batcon.org/48OMDwo
📸 Thomas Marent/ Minden Pictures
Patience. Maintenance. Guano ✨
3 things to think about before getting a bat house.
Visit our website for more resources on bat houses: https://www.batcon.org/about-bats/bat-house-guidelines/
🦇 Florida bonneted bat
📸 MGambaRios
3 things to think about before getting a bat house.
Visit our website for more resources on bat houses: https://www.batcon.org/about-bats/bat-house-guidelines/
🦇 Florida bonneted bat
📸 MGambaRios
January 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Patience. Maintenance. Guano ✨
3 things to think about before getting a bat house.
Visit our website for more resources on bat houses: https://www.batcon.org/about-bats/bat-house-guidelines/
🦇 Florida bonneted bat
📸 MGambaRios
3 things to think about before getting a bat house.
Visit our website for more resources on bat houses: https://www.batcon.org/about-bats/bat-house-guidelines/
🦇 Florida bonneted bat
📸 MGambaRios
We asked the omniscient oracle if he had any predictions for the New Year and he said 2026 is going to be your year 🖤
🦇 Angolan soft-furred fruit bat
📸 Natalie Webber
🦇 Angolan soft-furred fruit bat
📸 Natalie Webber
January 1, 2026 at 6:03 PM
We asked the omniscient oracle if he had any predictions for the New Year and he said 2026 is going to be your year 🖤
🦇 Angolan soft-furred fruit bat
📸 Natalie Webber
🦇 Angolan soft-furred fruit bat
📸 Natalie Webber
2026 energy
✌🏽 🕶️ ✌🏽
📸: Jeroen van der Kooij
✌🏽 🕶️ ✌🏽
📸: Jeroen van der Kooij
December 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
2026 energy
✌🏽 🕶️ ✌🏽
📸: Jeroen van der Kooij
✌🏽 🕶️ ✌🏽
📸: Jeroen van der Kooij
Bats vary immensely between species; diet, habitat, roosting, mating, and beyond. However, they all share one key characteristic: nocturnality 🌚
Our latest blog post explores the most common hypotheses about why bats may prefer the night life 🪩 https://news.batcon.org/4akJWnp
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa
Our latest blog post explores the most common hypotheses about why bats may prefer the night life 🪩 https://news.batcon.org/4akJWnp
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa
December 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Bats vary immensely between species; diet, habitat, roosting, mating, and beyond. However, they all share one key characteristic: nocturnality 🌚
Our latest blog post explores the most common hypotheses about why bats may prefer the night life 🪩 https://news.batcon.org/4akJWnp
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa
Our latest blog post explores the most common hypotheses about why bats may prefer the night life 🪩 https://news.batcon.org/4akJWnp
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa
Season's Greetings and Happy Holidays from your friends at BCI. 💫 Thank you for being a part of our community this year. 🦇❤️
December 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Season's Greetings and Happy Holidays from your friends at BCI. 💫 Thank you for being a part of our community this year. 🦇❤️
Move over Elf on a Shelf.
Get ready for Hoar-y in a Tree 🦇🌲
Michael Durham, Minden Pictures
Get ready for Hoar-y in a Tree 🦇🌲
Michael Durham, Minden Pictures
December 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Move over Elf on a Shelf.
Get ready for Hoar-y in a Tree 🦇🌲
Michael Durham, Minden Pictures
Get ready for Hoar-y in a Tree 🦇🌲
Michael Durham, Minden Pictures
We are 65% of the way to our goal to Save Brandon Hill Cave, the only known maternity roost for the Sword-nosed bat in Utila. We're making great progress but we need your help!
You can protect their home. https://news.batcon.org/3Mzo91d 🦇
You can protect their home. https://news.batcon.org/3Mzo91d 🦇
December 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We are 65% of the way to our goal to Save Brandon Hill Cave, the only known maternity roost for the Sword-nosed bat in Utila. We're making great progress but we need your help!
You can protect their home. https://news.batcon.org/3Mzo91d 🦇
You can protect their home. https://news.batcon.org/3Mzo91d 🦇
Someone ask for a snowball? ❄️🥶
These little floofs (𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) hibernate in the snow!
Snow provides good insulation and protection from predators -- which is important when you weigh just 4-8 grams. 😮
🦇 Ussuri tube-nosed bat
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa
These little floofs (𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) hibernate in the snow!
Snow provides good insulation and protection from predators -- which is important when you weigh just 4-8 grams. 😮
🦇 Ussuri tube-nosed bat
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa
December 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Someone ask for a snowball? ❄️🥶
These little floofs (𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) hibernate in the snow!
Snow provides good insulation and protection from predators -- which is important when you weigh just 4-8 grams. 😮
🦇 Ussuri tube-nosed bat
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa
These little floofs (𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) hibernate in the snow!
Snow provides good insulation and protection from predators -- which is important when you weigh just 4-8 grams. 😮
🦇 Ussuri tube-nosed bat
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa
DYK fringe-lipped bats can consume close to their body weight in a single meal? These carnivores are cool as heck. Learn more about them in our latest blog post: https://www.batcon.org/hunting-on-the-fringe/
📸 Christian Ziegler, Minden Pictures
📸 Christian Ziegler, Minden Pictures
December 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
DYK fringe-lipped bats can consume close to their body weight in a single meal? These carnivores are cool as heck. Learn more about them in our latest blog post: https://www.batcon.org/hunting-on-the-fringe/
📸 Christian Ziegler, Minden Pictures
📸 Christian Ziegler, Minden Pictures
Say CHEESE 😁😬
🦇 Greater horseshoe bat
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa
🦇 Greater horseshoe bat
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa
December 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Say CHEESE 😁😬
🦇 Greater horseshoe bat
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa
🦇 Greater horseshoe bat
📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa