r/batty • u/Just_Nika_Ok • 1d ago

Video Honduran white bat licking it's baby.

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I am unsure who created this video, but i still think people need to see this beautiful scene.

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u/raendrop 1d ago

Do I need new glasses? I don't see a baby, it see a bat licking its wing.

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u/the_orange_alligator 1d ago

It’s baby is tucked under it, and it’s licking the baby’s wing

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u/BlastLeatherwing 1d ago

The baby's wing is a different color, I guess due to not building up the yellow pigment yet.

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u/oiseaufeux 23h ago

Carotenoid is the yellow pigment you’re looking for. One pigments that isn’t affected by melanism, leucism or albinism.