Turns out bats can be something other than virus-carrying demon spawn from hell. Meet Statler, the 33-year-old one-eyed Indian Flying Fox
· Feb 8, 2021 · NottheBee.com

Look, he's winking at you!

OK, since he only has one eye it's hard to tell if he's winking, not winking, or blinking, but still.

He's too old and has too many injuries to fly on his own, so his caretakers at the Bat World Sanctuary simulate flying by walking around with him as he flaps his wings.

I never even knew such a creature existed. It looks like a fox with wings, hence it's name, but had someone claimed to have seen one I would put it right up there with a jackalope.

But the Indian flying bat is all natural. Be sure to click "Continue Reading" in the article and scroll down to watch the longer video of Statler in action.

... and inaction.

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