This little free-tailed bat was found on the ground by young Savannah, in the pasture in front of her house in Brenham, TX. She has a big heart and wanted to help the little guy, but knew not to pick him up with her bare hands. She got her mum and they used two sticks to put him in a box, then waited till night and placed him in a tree. He only stretched one wing, not the other, then fell out of the tree, so they recovered him and brought the little bat to us up in Austin.
When we examined him, we saw why he fell. He has a painful bruise on his left elbow! It does not appear to be fractured, however, so we think he’ll be just fine with plenty of rest and good food.
Great save Savannah! And thanks to your mum Ester and younger sister Kylie for bringing the bat to us for some TLC.
This was our 201st bat of 2017 so we call him 17-201, but Kylie says his name is Batman!