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[-] Moof_Kenubi@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

oh no

that is too small a thing to be cute

if somebody handed me one, i would spend the entire time trying not to harm it just from breathing wrong

[-] Harold_Penisman@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Bumblebee bat babies

[-] Pirky@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I hope you had your rabies shot. I would not recommend holding bats bare handed like that.

Still cute, though.

[-] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I feel there ought to be a children's book about this.

[-] if_only@sh.itjust.works -1 points 11 months ago

I wonder how many novel viruses this thing has

this post was submitted on 30 Nov 2023
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