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From Amy Booth

Guess what..........

Pika butt........ ๐Ÿคฃ

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[โ€“] 7 points 4 days ago (5 children)

So... Uhhh.

I worked in TWO show-caves for years (as a tour guide, yo)

.....& sadly one thing I didn't know was that bats had fat asses tho.

I knew that they ate mosquitoes and flew gracefully around, whizzing over tourists with a chirpy squeaking sound.

...and I've seen a decent lovely few of these batass pics from you

But never once questioned...

Is a bat-fart a high-frequency pitch as well??... and why dat bat-butt look so swell?

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  • [โ€“] [S] 6 points 4 days ago (4 children)

    Bats have both a much more limited gut microbiome than we do, and their digestion only takes 15-30 minutes due to their small size, so there is not much time for fermentation and gas production to occur. While science hasn't ruled out that bats can fart, no such toot has ever been observed. They are generally considered fartless.

    As for the stunning glutes, it looks to be mostly an illusion. They do have some muscle back there, of course, but it's mostly from their natural resting posture jutting out those femurs, and then being covered in fur. It would probably be disappointing to try to pinch a bat butt, compared to how it would appear.

    Furry Bat Butt

    Bat Butt Anatomy (warning: dissection image of bat leg, but not gory)

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 4 days ago* (3 children)

    They are generally considered fartless.

    This is a fantastic new entry for the Hitchhiker's Guide in reference to 'Bats (flatulence)' main entry '

    It would probably be disappointing to try to pinch a bat butt

    Speak for yourself, I like a challenge

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  • [โ€“] [S] 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    I should have access to bats next year. I will try to remember to conduct some field research into the plumpness of their rumpness. ๐Ÿฆ‡๐Ÿ‘

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    • [โ€“] 3 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    Omg I fell in love with pikas when I was in Banff. Their little squeaks are ADORABLE.

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