Baby bat found in motorcycle rescued, Naha City

Baby bat found in motorcycle rescued, Naha City

The bat pup is stuck inside the front wheel cover of a parked motorcycle, and its mother watches on from a nearby traffic light. Photographed by Yasuhide Matayoshi in Izumizaki, Naha City, on Wednesday morning.


June 4, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

By Ryota Shimabukuro

A baby Orii’s flying-fox was found stuck inside the front wheel cover of a parked motorcycle in Izumizaki, Naha City, Okinawa, around 10 a.m. on June 3.

The bat pup was heard squeaking for its mother which was perched on a nearby traffic light, searching and also calling for her baby.

Around 11:30 a.m., a Prefectural Nature Conservation Department staff rescued the pup and moved it to a nearby tree. The baby bat was able to climb the tree on its own, and rejoined its mother.

A department staff explained the mother bat was most likely carrying her pup on its front or back-side, when the pup detached and fell for whatever reason. The area has high human-traffic, and the mother bat was unable to get to her pup.

Typically, the prefecture does not intervene in situations like these. However, in this case, they worried the motorcycle owner could get injured while attempting to remove the bat, and out of concern for the pup’s health, a department veterinarian came to the rescue.

The mother bat worriedly watches over her baby from a nearby traffic sign. Photographed by Yasuhide Matayoshi in Izumizaki, Naha City, on June 3.

(English translation by T&CT and Monica Shingaki)

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