Holy Swimming Bats

Fun little fact I learned today.  Bats can swim.  Behold the majesticness.

Hat tip to Lauren Coons on Twitter.

Newsflash:

🦇Bats can swim

🦇And are surprisingly good at it

🦇Bats are capable of swimming in stressful situations if the need arises

🦇Some species, such as those belonging to the genus Pteropus (flying foxes), have been known to brave the water to secure a meal#BatStroke pic.twitter.com/ulALyPM1yI

— Laurel Coons 🧬🧬🧬 (@LaurelCoons) November 11, 2018

And there is of course the Great Fishing Bat. Amazing video here of its impressive catching capabilities. Many apologies for the over-the-top narration.

And this species of fishing bats spends so much time foraging at sea, we might need to classify it a true marine mammal.