GIANT Fox Bat: Wingspan Almost 6 FEET
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GIANT Fox Bat: Wingspan Almost 6 FEET
Dr. Merlin Tuttle is an ecologist, wildlife photographer, and conservationist who has studied bats and championed their preservation for over 60 years. He's the founder of Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation, home to his legacy and devoted to research, education and the conservation of bats.
www.merlintuttle.org
This clip was taken from the JRE episode #1932 w/Merlin Tuttle
Host: Joe Rogan @joerogan
Producer: Jamie Vernon @jamievernon
Guest: Merlin Tuttle
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#JRE-Daily-Updates I hope you notice my comment. I have a really interesting story to tell. Is about the werewolf that we in counter when i was a 9 years old. That eats our puppies.
Joe Rogan is the LARGEST skunk ape known to man.
Night shift kinda creepy? I find some of the best human beings I've ever encountered and worked with was on night shift
Lol😂 God bless you
This is a good guest. this is why rogans podcast is the best, the different experts coming in the show all covering a wide array of different topics. It’s awesome. All the animal experts are super interesting.
They gotta give you cool, interesting, innocuous content, to draw you in, ...so you'll fall for the unbelievable amount of BS deceptions and lies.
@@kidwave1 shut up
@@kidwave1 are you talking about eddie bravo?
@@kidwave1 Yet here you are.
Lex Fridman may have the best guests though. They are neck and neck. Friedman has some amazing guests
My former wife had a 12' wingspan.
Haha
I don’t get this joke.
@@mikeslemonade she is an old bat
@@mikeslemonade COUNTABLE NOUN [usu sing]
If someone refers to an old person, especially an old woman, as an old bat, they think that person is silly, annoying, or unpleasant.
1. (also bat of Venus) a prostitute or promiscuous woman [like the creatures, they appear at night].
@@mikeslemonade could be a lot of things
This is classic Joe Rogan. An episode about bats is just as fascinating as any past discussion about Atlantis, ancient technology, the Deep State, Gain Of Functions, etc., etc...
Literally. Joe is the best conversationalist on earth, his podcast is the only one that I can find interest in every video, even topics I would’ve assumed weren’t for me
Hi, Maurice, they are now selling Joe Rogan bedding, wallpaper, and toiletries at walmart, hurry sale ends soon.
Babylicious Billy Going Boom Boom 🤡
@@Acarrdi 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍
I quit trying to have friends that love discussions like these and I just listen to Joe Rogan podcast now
This guy is a national treasure, protect Merlin at all cost. Love this dude.
“greatest of all time 🐐 “
“such a legend”
"at all cost!"
Unoriginal comment seen on almost everything try again to be unique
he reminds me of Marlin Perkins, of Wild Kingdom.
How?
This dude Merlin is super interesting
That’s exactly what I was thinking
I mean can we please get a part two
I like him too. He's full of factual information and great stories. He's a good guest for the show.
Liked him a ton! He knows about so much more than bats.
Agreed. Seems like a really friendly fella too. 😁
I got to meet Merlin a few years ago at a bat cave management workshop in Texas. He's a super knowledgeable dude. He has pretty much single-handedly turned the bat's image around. Thanks to Merlin, many of us no longer view them as creepy creatures associated with superstition but rather as unique and interesting animals. Although, there is still a lot of work to be done on that front. He also founded Bat Conservation International.
Shit a shark is interesting too… but they’ll bite you’re ass off. Don’t let this dude make you comfortable with bats. They carry many diseases and rabies aren’t curable. Remember that.
@@mrstifler8987 less than 0.5% of bats carry rabies. World wide, dogs are the biggest rabies threat to humans. Bats are virtually harmless unless you pick them up without protection. Plus they are incredibly important to the ecosystem and our economy. By feeding on agricultural pests, they save us billions per year. BTW, sharks are also greatly misunderstood. Shark attacks are extremely rare and often a case of mistaken identity. I swam with 10-12' blue sharks outside of a cage. None of them even attempted to bite my ass off.
@@ronaldkichurchak3833 How do you even get that statistic?? It’s impossible for you to even come up with a stat because bats aren’t like birds. You don’t see them everyday. Plus I said other diseases as well. No shit shark attacks are extremely rare. People rarely spend most of their time in the ocean. Theyre suppose to be rare.
@@mrstifler8987 other diseases that bats carry are of negligible importance to humans, at least in the US.
@@mrstifler8987 and shark attacks are rare because sharks typically do not consider us as a food source. Personally, I am much more worried about other humans than bats, sharks, venomous snakes, etc.
the guy is a gem. with Joe being intrigued with his inputs from time to time, not just entertaining but absolutely informative.
If you have elderly people in your family or friends circle. Talk to them and learn. These people have life experience. This gentleman is so interesting to learn from.
I really am astounded by how well you pick out your guests!
It's random af honestly day to day, That's why I can still be entertained by his guests day to day for most days. Honestly the ones I don't like watching lately is with Rogan and his comedian friends LOL. Some I can stand but mostly it's teenage drunken gorilla talk when they all get together and go to ADD land together LMAO
You’re not responding to Joe Rogan 😄
Man's is Brilliant
And then interrupt them to talk to Jamie!
Because Joe is just as curious as the common man so he has every topic on his podcast :)
Back when I was a kid, my grandfather and I used to visit the city zoo at least once a week. In the nocturnal species house, there used to be a free flying fruit bat, big ol sucker, about 3-4 ft in wing span. Over the years we became friends, and he'd always come to me to get his head n belly scratched. Super friendly critter, like a pet cat with wings. Surprised the keepers a bit... I was better friends with him than they were, and they were hand feeding him.
Very sweet ❤️
That is pretty cool, flying foxes look like they'd be fairly intelligent.
Have you ever considered buying a batlike costume to wear and start fighting crime?
You were sending out those good good good good vibrations!
remcovanvliet, you're the hero we deserve but not the kind we need right now.
Walking alone at night in the remote bush in Australia and having flying foxes flying overhead is pretty creepy, feels like you've gone back to prehistoric times. Seriously they're frigging massive.
My first thought was that too, pterodactyl similarities, imo.
Not just the bush, but some urban areas as well. One huge one nearly flew into my face while I happened to be walking in my backyard at night. I think he'd locked onto a flowering tree in my yard, and then saw me at the last moment. Needless to say it was a major freakout. I felt the huge wind rush of his wings on my face.
Can you raise them as pets?
@@bobjohnson1633 Some people have kept them as pets, usually wildlife carers who have taken in injured or orphaned baby ones. Generally, they and other wild Aussie animals can legally only be kept if they had a permanent injury, making it hard for them to survive in the wild. One night, one flew into the front of my moving car. I stopped and could see that his leathery wing had been totally split from top to bottom, next to the bone in the middle of the wing. I wrapped it with a towel and took it to a friend's place. It wasn't stressed and didn't seem to be in pain. She knew of a late-night wildlife/vet's hospital nearby, and they checked it out. It was a juvenile male who had probably only recently left his mum. Because of the type of injury, it was decided to put it down, as the arm bone was fractured, and it wouldn't heal because it would always try to move his wing. This was really sad news. Before the diagnosis, I had offered to care for it, thinking that it would come good, and that it would have been a great temporary pet. It was so beautiful, with big brown eyes, and this really chilled relaxed vibe, which was surprising as it was a wild animal. Permanent carers have mentioned that they are really good as pets, as they become really loving and friendly.
@@bobjohnson1633 probably need a special licence, would be a bit cruel though because to have an enclosed area for them to fly would need to be huge.
I love when he has people like this on the show. Now I know a bunch of stuff about bats ❤
This man knows way too much about bats to _not_ be Bruce Wayne
The poo-finger guy discovered poo on his finger but we all know
@@CantTellYou hes a bat nerd
Im a severe night owl and when I go outside to let my dogs out I see bats all the time flying above my house and making little noises and I love em.
Me too sometimes in the evening when the lights fading I toss little rocks up and watch them dart towards them
all the time? where tf do you live? in the batman cave?
@@r.sakarollsafe1285now I’m curious
I love when an expert guest come on JRE.
Likewise Ben
No shroom talk
The man can explain things so well and simply that even I can understand what he's talking about. Joe always asks the right questions too. Good Vid, Thx!!
GREAT guest. So cool to learn from someone who knows his subject inside and out, and is clearly delighted by his work. Thanks so much.
Couldnt agree more
I haven’t really listened to JRE for a long time but conversations with guys like this is why I always enjoyed JRE. Could legit listen to this guy talk about bats ALL day.
Same here, too much about politics and I got tired of hearing him complain about California in almost episode and how much he loves Texas. But every once in a while he will have a good show like this one.
Proud to have made 4 bat houses that I still see in tact and in use when I hike local trains back home
You can’t beat life skills, age and intelligence. What a great interview
as a kid, all of us neighborhood kids would get our flashlights out and play a game of who could shoot the most bats with our lights. there would be the same 7 or 8 bats that would come out and fly in patterns, and the game was to "shoot"them with our lights. always loved the bats, anything to help with the mosquitoes
love how this guy is pumping out knowledge on things he loves, and joe is keeping it coming, right questions at the right time
for a topic i have no interest in, loved this video
I have never been so interested in bats until now. Love this fella.
Had a bat fly in through my bathroom window once, it was clung to some tiles. I was fascinated by it, such an unusual and beautiful creature, holding it was awesome.
A bat was up in the eaves and when I sat down before going into my workplace, it "fell" on my head. I initially thought a part of the roof fell on me until I reached up and felt that Lil sucker . Scared the daylights outta me
Whas that when you decided to fight crime?
Dude Bat bites will give you rabies
flying foxes caught my eye since seeing them in books as a young boy. giant, golden, and featherless. gave me hope that i too could take to the skies one day.
You definitely got bullied as a child
@@allip2modsaresimpingdiscor284 where are we now
@@allip2modsaresimpingdiscor284 so did you
Love guests with a lifetime of experience that don't blow smoke. Quality guest.
These type of of guests are very interesting. And we realize that we know so little about the life that's on our own planet. Built my first bat box after this. Everyone should, great for keeping the mosquitos and bugs in check.
Probably my favorite mammal of all time. Such an awesome creature.
They're kinda gross
@@dallasonfire604 flying puppies
@@alas2210 they give me the heebeegeebees
Who? The guest?
The size difference is astounding. Less than a penny to flying foxes. That’s very incredible
A penny weighs about 2.5 g, there ain't no way there is a species of bat or mammal that weighs less than a gram
@@michaeltrevino201 it weighs less than 2 not less than 1. One google search is all it takes guys.
@@michaeltrevino201 The bat weighs less than a Penny, not less than a Gram
Best part about living in a place with giant bats is watching them all fly out at Sunset, the sound is crazy
This is BEYOND FASCINATING! Thank you sir for sharing!
This is the sort of content I crave from UA-cam. It's just an added bonus that the source is JR's podcast.
This man is freaking adorable.
Always wanted to see a flying fox in person. Such cool giants!
Yea same, it's on my list! My bro lives in Australia and he said the bats out there are pretty huge!
@@jre-daily-updates Everything there is next level, believe it!
@@DigitalDuelist oh I bet! Such diversity. He's going to go along the Great barrier reef at some point 😎
Would be kinda like a scene from jeepers creepers lol. Those things rly are big
These bats are found in the Philippines, bicol region.
I've been told for 30 years our bats here in Austin are "Mexican Freetails"
Same. Bats under congress bridge wills always be known as mexican bats
Would've loved to hear what Merlin was going to say about the concern for the bat's, the interest in wildlife is fun but conserving these animals and their habitats is really important too
[ 3:48 ] - There is an air force general out there going: "What the hell? We need self-healing bat wings on out jets! Let's go! Get on it!"
I'm in Australia and sometimes I see big flying foxes around dark, some of them look like they have a wingspan about the same as my armspan.
Always learning something new on the JRE💯 I'm from Houston and the Wahl bridge near downtown is full of bats. I wonder where they go at night now lol
Hearing this guys accent talkin about how spooky bats are is hilarious... "we don't know what bats are gonna do next!"
Glad all the nature guests are coming back. NEEDED IT JOSEPH!!!
Let's go bats! One of my favorite animals and wolves. Love for a animals too. I've seen the news talking about flying foxes falling. Hope they can bounce back 🙏🏽
I wish he have him over again in 1 or 2 years to see if there is a positive progress. I Listened to the whole episode today. Was so interesting and I had no idea they are so importen to us.
Lol I love how he compared that picture to holding your fish close to the camera. 😆
I work overnights, and I would like to be offended at the insinuation that only creepy people work overnights. But I can't.
Good guest, Joe has always been more of a student anyway so having a good faith expert on is a really good mix
"That's a good question"... proceeds to answer... sign of a good teacher
Imagine living somewhere secluded or remote enough that one have a couple of pet Flying Fox bats that have a (5-6 ft.) wingspan! 😎
The flying foxes are major pollinators of our native forests in Australia. While they feed on nectar, the pollen attaches to their fur and they spread it when they land in another tree. Really amazing if they fly close to you or hang out in small trees, they can swim and have great eye sight. Check out Australian Geographic for info.
Some buds and I were drinking at a community playground one night. There was a bat that kept flying past a "street" light (there was no street). One of my buddies started tearing small pinecones from a tree and tossing them up in the air near the light. The bat was trying to grab some of the "bugs" my buddy was throwing up in the air and it ended up swooping down and flying straight into his face. He was so scared. It was hilarious
My cat has caught two bats throughout the years. First one she released in the house at 3 am. Wild times .
I was amazed at her prowess! Secondly check ✅ out my channel and see me summoning a wild Raven with a series of whistles!
I used to encounter tonnes of these in Brisbane. Definitely a good scare as one suddenly flys away close to your head on an empty road at night. 😁
Growing up I used to watch at twilight as all the ones living in our attic would slide out from between a small gap in the wall and chimney outside. We never removed them for fear the mosquito's would get worse. Then I bought a fieldstone home. They'd get behind the wooden frames around the window where they met the stone, so then they could winter in your window sills. Generally around once a week one would make its way into the house from the porch. Thats how I learned, having only been a dog person previous to that home, that cats are remarkably good and very quick at killing a bat in a closed room. Literally seconds.
Air can go through birds wings. Never thought about a bat. This guy knows his stuff
omg i love this sweet, dedicated bat nerd and what a good match for Joe!
Joe Rogan: Night shift people are kinda of creepy LMAO LOL
Come to Australia we have heaps of flying foxs. See them sleeping in trees and at night they go to their favourite spot. My old place had a one with wing span about the span of my arms out. Lovely creatures but they do make a bit of notice sometimes. They can be handled and they won't attack you. They are rather friendly ones that are hand raised or are used to people.
*edit DO NOT USE BAT HOUSES, it encourages them to stay in the area!
I worked pest control in Georgia. We had 1 main species, and 2 rare species. When I say "rare" I mean we didn't come across them often, not that we didn't see ALOT of them when we found them. Small brown bats are everywhere. Gray bats have moved in from central America and though we don't see them often, each site there are dozens in one house (attics), they look like normal gray mice with gnarly teeth and wings! The large brown bats are the least common inside a structure, but if you see a few around a house then there are hundreds over a larger area around you!
We used humane removal methods to get them out of houses safely, then block up the entrances. But they always find another human's house, animals love human housing for the same reason humans do LOL
My advice to people trying to keep them out of their homes is to build a batbox on the roof or in a nearby tree. Think a doghouse sized birdhouse. They'll gladly take up residence. You want bats around but not in your home. They can eat their weight in mosquitoes every night.
@Nada Gain Again no that is the opposite of what we recommend, the batbox just keeps them in your area. Exclude them from the houses, remove all guano from the area and they will move on.
@@BrassBashers better to have them nearby than inside. You dont want them inside , give them an easy option outside. Having bats nearby is a good thing if you hate mosquitoes.
I love this guy. Very interesting and down to earth.
This dude unintentionally explained Morbius better than the entire film did lol
One time we had a bat in my workplace flying around. We couldn’t catch it because it was super fast so I managed to hit it with a broom and knock it down, after that it wasn’t moving much so I thought I hurt it and it wasn’t going to make it but it was breathing so I placed it on my car hood outside and left it for about 35 min. After that time passed I went outside and grabbed the bat and threw it up in the air and it flew away! It was wild!
I grew up in the Philippines I’ve seen these huge bats before I wanna go back and visit just because we have so many unique animals and exotic fruits. The Philippine eagle the tarsier etc.
🤭He should have said, "I'm Bat man!" (When the enforcement officers pulled him over.)
200 kinds of flying foxes! You learn something new everyday
Currently working night shift while I’m watching this is crazy😂but I love 🦇’z
Genuine and authentic interview 👏👏👏
Sat listening to this on my night shift. I can confirm a lot of my colleagues are weirdos! :)
"Even people who work at night time are not Trusted as much as people who work in the daylight".. I never Noticed that until he just pointed it out... but he's right.
So cool the way Joe interview s unique, unknown to most guests. Where most Podcasters, youtubers all interview the same people.
Man Joe's platform is really connecting the dots. I love this shit a random bat genius keep up the good work
Merlin: Proceeds to talk about the smallest bat
Joe: Yeah, I only care about the big ones
I'm thinking this is probably where the "Mothman" sightings came from.
who knew bats were this interesting? I was locked in on his talk
As I’ve just clocked out of work 😅😅😂😂😂
here in oz, we are inundated with bats and flying foxes. i caught a tiny lil ghost bat in the outback and on the coast, i've seen flying foxes the size of a 4yr old kid.....the skies at dusk woulod often be blanketed by them
We should download all his memories and go through them with the time that would be so cool
Great stuff. Interesting facts.more guests like this please.
Man, out of all the guests Joe has had, this is the one who is my speed.
Fantastic. Very interesting interview. I had no idea of these facts.
I was lucky enough to see thousands of flying foxes in qld Australia almost in formation searching for fruit trees seeing that and the sugar gliders was the highlight of my travels.
How can thousands exist in an area? They aren't small, I don't know what they eat but would assume a lot!
@@terratrodder honestly not sure i was at a bbq in Harvey Bay, Queensland and the locals said they fly to frazer and other islands looking for fruit most nights they was overhead for over an hour before it got too dark to see. 🤷♂️
@@terratrodder ua-cam.com/video/dcruhfSJric/v-deo.html
@@stevefoley7545 And to be clear I wasn't dissing you, it's more the nightmare of that many bats the size of children flying around.
@@terratrodder 😆 no worries mate, I think there not quite the same ones as in the video anyway.Apparently there is 4 types of flying fox and these ones in qld aren't as big as the Asian species.
He did say "heeling power" right? My mind wandered for a second and I thought he was describing an X-Men or something similar.
bro just threw the whole night shift under the bus 😂
Imagine having a flying fox as a pet free to fly away but you have a lil home built for it to hang from n a water bowl n stuff 🤣🤙
Joe saw a bat on his property and was like, "Jamie, get me the quickest expert."
That giant bat, we called that "Kabog" here in the Philippines. Its name also differs on the dialect and locations, but it is really big.
Love this guy incredibly interesting and something you never think about - classic Rogies
Just bat people 😂 I love this guy!!
Loved the way he said.....shot down by somebody....lol
0:56 as someone who worked nights for 6 years I can’t even argue with that.
I can listen to these knowledgeable important people all day. Please 🙏 more
Some would say he's "bat-sh*t crazy"🤣💕✋
All swelling when breaking bones 🦴 is a trait everyone Carries. It stiffens and acts as a “cast” because the splintering from the break can cut tissues, nerves etc. it’s in basic biology
This gentleman is a great raconteur. Ol timey adventurer✌️❤️
DEA: *_Where were the othe drugs going?_*
Him: *I'm Batman*
Great information and great guest thanks
Great podcast all together. The only issue I have with Joe is he gets so into whatever is on the computer that he ignores or interuptes the guests when they are trying to explain something. lol Not a big deal, since I doubt its on purpose. But I am always so curious with the guests and what they have to say with the time on the podcast. I can google an image myself at anytime. lol
But these types are guests are easily the best. Doesn't have to be any specific topic, as long as the person is passionate. Passion is contagious, and really makes the listener more apt with taking the information in. More of these guests please. I am personally over politics and recycled polarizing social issues. lol
Yea his attention span is terrible at times.. alotta missed conversation opportunities
Incredible Stuff!!! Educational And Informative, 👊🏾🇳🇬👊🏾
Really great podcast, outstanding 👍
cool place to go is in Fredericksburg theres an old rail road tunnel that is second in population only to bracken cave by san Antonio
This is a must listen to it all great talk on a true guest 🌟🌟🌟🌟