OSJ Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Okay, as you may suspect from my obvious liberal leanings I've been known to sign a petition or two or even (perish the thought) actually DO something when I perceive a gross injustice. So of course I have signed a couple of petitions on Change.org, the result being a seemingly unending stream of requests to sign more (totally unrelated) petitions, but today has to be the last straw... Yes, I'm all for animal rights, and nothing will spur me to action faster than cruelty to animals, but today I am asked to sign a petition regarding the proper housing of bats at our nation's zoos. Yes, you read that correctly, bats, the winged rodents known for carrying every horrible disease known to man and tolerated only because they keep the insect population under control. First, I was unaware that zoos housed bats at all, I mean they are completely nocturnal, so like what's the point? They spend all day looking like a turd hanging from the ceiling, so why would you want to exhibit such a creature anyway? I can get behind no-kill pet shelters, I can even support the idea of giving pigs that are being raised for slaughter more room to move around and do pig things in. Hell, I can even oppose cock-fighting knowing that roosters are nasty, evil creatures; but bats? Seriously, bats? With all the things that there are for one to get all worked up over, someone finds the issue of proper housing for bats to be cause celebre? WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 My uncle is a zoo bat you sonofabitch. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamp, broken circa 1988 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 dude do you remember the old politics board what are you doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 This is not too political. Also, there is nothing wrong with most bats. They are useful creatures until they bite you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Replace "change.org" with "the internet" and you have your answer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Bats are awesome. They eat mosquitos, and that's good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Cool arrow is awesome. He eats mosquitoes as well and that is good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 SUSPIRIA bat wants you all to know that there are worse places to end up than a Zoo house mosquito kitchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 OSJ's nightmare, too bad it is only an herbivore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 dude do you remember the old politics board what are you doing I been here since '99 and I don't remember the political board. I guess even in my youth I had the good sense to avoid something like that... Now the porn board on the other hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Wait...we once we had a porn board??? That probably got 0-100 on the creepy scale real quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 OSJ's nightmare, too bad it is only an herbivore. Nice Halloween decoration. Would really freak out the fucking neighbor kids. Bats are cool. They deserve as much respect as any other animal that doesn't taste good. (At least I don't think they do) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I read up on the old Thunderbird myths, and the consensus is that they were probably *just* a variety of condor that tops out at 5' 2" with a wingspan of over 10'. Like that's supposed to make me feel better? I was shook when a 2' tall hawk took up residence in our backyard for a couple days. I would probably faint if I came across a bird that's as tall as my sainted mother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Oh, you mean "the chicken of the cave?" Edit: post #69 in a thread mentioning the old porn section...seems fitting. Even as a too-young-for-that high schooler I recognized the level of creep that existed there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Fruit Bats or Flying Foxes would be interesting to see in person. They're harmless. They only eat fruit and nectar and such. http://www.epicadamwildlife.com/2014/07/24/biggest-bat-in-the-world/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 My cat killed a couple of bats once. Where I used to live, there were lots of roofs of different heights and she could climb on all of them, so I think she got on the highest rooftop and crouched down, making herself seem part of the environment, and then when a bat flew over low, upward pounce and kill. They looked like tiny mice with wings. You don't get them big ones in the UK much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 You would if your damned cat wouldn't keep killing them all! Alternate joke: So you're saying going to a high place and not presenting a large target is an effective killing strategy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Well, they are basically winged rodents, so it's no surprise a cat would go after it, but I've never heard of that happening before. I think the only usual natural predators for bats are large birds and stuff. The super gigantic ones you only see in a few parts of the world. Mega Bats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Bats are an essential and vital part of the food chain. I learned this when I visited the Field Museum yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 In an attempt to become "The Night" Craig H ventured out into the vast wastelands of Indiana where he was accosted by a winged horde of demonic rodents of evil and was last seen being carried away towards a cave somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyMax46 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 We should be seeing a Steve Harvey GIF anytime soon now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OSJ Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 This is going much better than I could possibly have expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSJ Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 I read up on the old Thunderbird myths, and the consensus is that they were probably *just* a variety of condor that tops out at 5' 2" with a wingspan of over 10'. Like that's supposed to make me feel better? I was shook when a 2' tall hawk took up residence in our backyard for a couple days. I would probably faint if I came across a bird that's as tall as my sainted mother! Do a search for "Terror Birds" and be prepared for sleepless nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 You have FAIR PLAY tattooed on your chest don't you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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