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Baby bats are normally under their mothers’ intense care. See a biologist’s attempt to care for a vulnerable bat pup separated from its mother. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About Nat Geo Wild: Welcome to a place so wild, anything can happen. Nat Geo Wild is the network all about animals from National Geographic, where every story is an adventure and your imagination is allowed to run wild. Get More Nat Geo Wild: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILD Facebook: http://bit.ly/NGWFacebook Twitter: http://bit.ly/NGWTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NGWInstagram This banana-loving baby fruit bat is just a few weeks old. It was alone and weak after falling from a tree, when a biologist found it. Bat pups are fragile, and normally stay under their mothers’ wings for a month, so it needed lots of warm cuddles and frequent feedings, day and night. Despite the attempted rescue, the bat pup did not survive the separation from its mother. But it will be remembered as an ambassador for a species often not considered cute. Read more in "Biologists Attempt to Save Orphaned Baby Bat." https://ift.tt/2qQiTZR Watch Attempt to Save a Tiny Orphaned Fruit Bat | Nat Geo Wild https://youtu.be/GdfHODPp6GM Nat Geo Wild https://www.youtube.com/user/NatGeoWild

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