Bat Conservation International (@batconservation)

If you don’t like bats, that’s OK! You’re entitled to your wrong opinion 💅 🎥: Kathryn Slater

🎶 Hear Geoffroy's Horseshoe Bat, I swear it's calling me 🎶 🎥 : Winifred F. Frick

Blbpblbl plbplb bppblbl blbbbl 📷 Rachel Harper

Bats in your belfry? If you're in the southeast United States, it might be an evening bat. 🦇 🧑‍🔬 Dr. Teague O'Mara, BCI Director of Conservation Evidence

Enjoy a moment of tranquility with 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘺𝘳𝘳𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 this morning. 😌 🦇 White-lined broad-nosed bat 📹 Jennifer Barros

Nature always has the perfect color palette. 🎨

An eastern red bat taking a sip of water -- or is this more of a chomp? 💦 🦇 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 📷 Dr. Amanda Adams

Volume up to hear this chatty big brown batty! 🦇 🧑‍🔬 Dr. Teague O'Mara, BCI Director of Conservation Evidence

Happy first day of Spooky Season to all of our Spooky Batties out there! 💅

It was, in fact, a sweet treat. 🍭 🦇 Artibeus 📹 Rachel Harper

Ready to cozy up with a good book for fall? 📖☕️🍂 We've put together some batty recommendations. https://www.batcon.org/12-books-for-bat-lovers/

India is home to more than 135 recorded species of bats spread across 3.28 million square kilometers. Here are the winged-wonders you are most likely to see flutter overhead. 🦇

Thanks for being a friend of bats. 🥰

A good rule of thumb is don't handle or disturb wildlife. If you're curious to learn more about the risks and facts of rabies, our latest blog post has the answers. Visit batcon.org for more info.

Celebrate International Bat Night with our limited edition design by Cat Mallard! Every purchase protects bats. 🦇 Available for purchase through September 7th.

Bats are peculiar af (in the best way possible. 💕) 🦇 Artibeus 🎥 Rachel harper

On a scale of 1-1000, how cute is she? 😍 🦇 Geoffroy's tailless bat 🎥 Jennifer Barros

In a brilliant display of “sharing is caring”, different species of bats often roost together in the same cave. But how do they do it without issue? Scientists explain this using functional segregation. This means species share nature's resources without fighting: each uses different foods, spaces, or times of activity.

Scientifically speaking ... 👆 A 3-5 in wingspan is small, even by bumblebee bat standards. 🤏 But don't tell them that.

Can't make it to Bracken Cave this summer to witness the Batnado? 🌪️ Check out the livestream on our website. During the day you can watch the bats inside the cave, and around 7PM CDT you can see the emergence! https://www.batcon.org/experience-bats/the-bat-channel/

We need dark skies. 🦇 🤎 🦇 📸 Yushi & Keiko Osawa

Bats need partners like you! 🤠 Become a member of $5/month or more and get a holographic sticker for a limited time ✨ Link in bio! 🖊️ art by @catmallardart

Bracken Cave SZN is upon us 🦇 Tickets are now available for evening bat emergence tours beginning May 17th. Visit batcon.org to secure your tickets today. 📍 Bracken Cave Preserve - San Antonio, Texas 📹 Bat Conservation International

It's hard work, but someone's gotta do it 🥺 Leave your favorite bat fact in the comments 👇

Attn millennials: did you know some bats are as old as we are? 👵 Generally, small mammals live shorter lives, while large mammals live longer lives. But bats have disproportionately long live spans for their size. Species of bat such as the little brown bat, lesser mouse-eared myotis, and certain fruit bats can live into their 30's! Opossums, by comparison, have very short life spans 😔