Bats are hungry creatures... something as small as a common pipistrelle (at just 4cm long and weighing just 6g) can still eat 3,000 insects every single night... that's a lot of mosquitos!

The largest species feed on fruit like mangos, bananas and even nectar!

#BatWeek

Although our most common #bat species, the common pipistrelle, may only reach 4-5 years old, many bat species can live MUCH longer!

On average, bats live for 25-30 years and one UK species, the Brandt's bat, has been recorded reaching 41 years of age!

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Please dispose of your #litter properly!

This poor #mallard #duck ended up badly tangled in fishing line. If that wasn't bad enough, the poor bird had a hook embedded in his NECK and needed urgent help if he were to survive...

Watch the full story at the link below:

Despite a common myth, bats are not actually blind - in fact they can sometimes have better eyesight than humans!

Although not able to see the same colour range as humans, #bats have very keen eyesight. They use this to detect prey, escape predators and navigate!

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Our 2023 Wildlife Aid #calendar is now here!

Featuring patients we have helped this year, proceeds go directly towards helping us save more #animals !

Each copy is only £10 and it makes a great stocking filler!

To get yours, please visit bit.ly/AnimalCalendar

Despite having wings, bats are not birds - in fact they're the world's only flying mammal!

Not only are they covered in fur, they give birth to live young and even feed them with milk!

What's your favourite #BatFact ?

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Red Kites certainly aren't the most common of visitors to Wildlife Aid, so, when this enormous #bird of prey arrived, we were slightly stunned!

Being one of the largest red kites we've ever seen here, there were no clear signs as to why it was grounded.

#wildlife #bird ofprey

This is what our rescuers had to face this afternoon - yes, that's an elastic band!

Luckily, this mallard was ok, but many others may not be seen in time. Please think about wildlife when it comes to litter. You never know how much damage it can cause.

By producing high-pitched sound waves from their mouth or nose and listening for the echo, #bats can use this 'echolocation' to detect objects as thin as a human hair!

This way of 'seeing' in almost complete darkness is very similar to the methods used by submarines!

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We're absolutely delighted to say that our recent open-fracture #fox has now been given his second chance back in the wild!

Arriving with #mange , wounds and a severe open fracture to one of his metatarsus bones, his prognosis was always guarded, but Meriem would not give up...

Did you know, there are more than 1,300 species of #bat throughout the world?!

Here in the UK, we have 18 species (17 of which breed here) and we see many of them here at Wildlife Aid! How many of these can you name?

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It's #BatWeek !

We love bats here, but there's quite a lot of misinformation out there! Did your know that bats don't drink human blood? Here in the UK, they feed exclusively on insects like mosquitos, midges and mayflies!

We'll be sharing more #BatFacts throughout the week!

This year, thanks to Warwick from the East Surrey #Badger Group, we can check in on our recently released badger #cubs ! For now, they are adapting to the sights and smells of their new surroundings.
Here’s a great clip of them during the night…
#wildlife #badgers #simonslastwish

Did you know there are 18 species of #bat in the #UK , and all these species, their breeding sites and resting places are protected by law, due to the decline in their populations.
You can help provide medical treatment by purchasing a bat adoption pack!
#simonslastwish #wildlife