this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2023
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These are Gould's Wattled Bats, rescued from a roof that was being replaced.

It's from the Instagram account microbatsofmelbourne.

https://www.instagram.com/microbatsofmelbourne/

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it not risky to pick them up due to the possibility of zoonotic disease?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm sure that would never happen.