5. Bats
How would you react if you noticed a huge colony of bats sleeping in the park during the night? Well, this is not further from the truth, because the biggest urban colony of bats, which consists of roughly 1.5 million wild animals, lives in the city of Austin.
They made the Congress Street Bridge their home, and when summertime comes, they go out to have some fun, turning the sky dark during sunset. Some people find bats cute, but you’d better not get into contact with one because they can carry rabies.
Experts say that if you touch a bat, you should take the wild animal to the lab for tests, and if they indeed carry rabies, you should get a vaccine, as you might be intoxicated as well.
As for their diet, these wild animals are night-time predators, and they love eating insects. Given the fact that they’re tiny, they can only consume about 4 to 8 grams of insects daily, which might be equivalent to a piece or 2 of grapes.
4 Responses
Leave the willing alone! Get rid of the people!
Yes, wild animals ARE in the cities!! I live in Huntsville, AL. Just two miles from the center of down town. I regularly have rabbits, foxes, turtles, (no streams, ponds or lakes in the immediate area), possums, raccoons, and small snakes, in my back yard. Along with about 15 different types of birds, including owls, hawks, eagles and falcons.
No deer yet, but with the amount of wooded areas near by, I would not be surprised if they show up too!
Alligators, coyotes, black bears, mountain lions, armadillos and deer have been reported within the city limits. Wow! Such an abundance of wildlife!!
Just a minute! Who is invading whom? We have been steadily usurping the territories of the other beings who inhabit the planet. Clearly the more developed of creatures are now fighting back.
Deer also carry ticks, which carry Lyme disease. Bambi is evil, and it, along with its relatives, should be wiped out.