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Rescuing a flying-fox baby on his dead mother: this is Barff

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  • Опубліковано 1 січ 2024
  • So let's address his name right up front; as you all know, I seem to have fallen into a Cocktail theme for this season (it was an accident, really).
    He was rescued near Barff Avenue in the University locally; I thought it was such a good and distinctive name, then I thought, what's a cocktail without a barf (after overindulgence)? Hence his name.
    He went to Auntie Jack around 5 weeks ago now and I do believe "incipient pork chop" has been mentioned with regards to his nicely increasing weight. Auntie Jack's babies are healthy chubby little chops who have adorably round bellies after feeds.
    Barff's rescue was called in by a lovely lady who waited until we arrived. I was carless for the day, with Froggie having her front sensors tweaked, so Maggie drove and dropped me off with a friend who wanted to see a rescue; It was very local so we were literally 15 minutes getting there.
    You will note I was amazingly well prepared, with all the things I required in my pocket including a bag for the mumbat's body.
    Barff was only 6 days old, a tiny little guy who was shunted off to Auntie Jack the next day because she was in town. His mum was probably clipped by a car and had her flight destabilised, so she would have crash landed on the footpath and crawled away to find somewhere safe to recover. Unfortunately she didn't recover.
    She was noticed by a few students who alerted a security guard who bundled her up and put her in the shade when he noticed she had a baby on her. Finally someone phoned for rescue.
    Tolga Bat Hospital takes donations for me. Tolga is an awesome place in Far North Queensland, which has charity status. By sending donations to them, they get a percentage (and deserve every cent) and they can allocate money to me for batty expenses without it becoming part of my income stream (which makes tax time difficult).
    tolgabathospital.org/donate/
    Mention Megabattie or Meg in the PayPal message box and the money will find its way to me.
    If no message box appears, please email Jenny to tell her that the money is for me.
    IMPORTANT: If you pay through the PayPal Giving Fund, can you please email Jenny with the AMOUNT DONATED and the name under which you have donated, OR just forward along the PP receipt.
    The Giving Fund doesn’t charge any fees (so the bats get more money) but PP doesn’t itemise out the amount, they just send a total every month, and we don’t know if the money is for Tolga or for Megabattie.
    Here’s Jenny’s email.
    jenny@tolgabathospital.org

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  • @donataj2213
    @donataj2213 7 місяців тому +31

    Barff is very lucky that people in Australia help animals and that there are rescuers who give him a chance to live. Thank you to every person who helps animals💞❤🦇🙏

  • @virginiawaters3220
    @virginiawaters3220 7 місяців тому +29

    So happy that precious Barff’s little tummy is full and he is in the care of the amazing Auntie Jack!

  • @Laura-tp8wz
    @Laura-tp8wz 6 місяців тому +1

    Awwww…..poor mum. Thanks for rescuing little Barff!!! Blessings ❤

  • @tamarrajames3590
    @tamarrajames3590 7 місяців тому +3

    Barff is a beautiful little man. I’m so sorry he lost his Mum like that.🌹 he did have a lot to tell you I noticed. His colouring is quite marvellous, and he will stand out among the other babies at Auntie Jack’s place.🥂🖤🇨🇦

  • @jankent5677
    @jankent5677 7 місяців тому +26

    Poor Mum. She was beautiful. Thankyou for all you do. You are a hero ma’am😊

  • @Elly-fm3nx
    @Elly-fm3nx 29 днів тому +1

    It's so bitter sweet. Poor mom rest in peace 🕊️ but she gave birth to a precious baby boy 🍼 🦇. 🎉

  • @gsdalpha1358
    @gsdalpha1358 7 місяців тому +19

    Oh how handsome he is! His little bare belly was noticeable right off. Big thanks to the kind MOP so little Barff could be rescued before he became unwell. He is truly one of the more beautiful little babies! Under Auntie Jacks' care, he's no doubt a beautiful pork chop. Thank you, Meg, and to all the people who watched over him, provided chauffeur services, and transportation to pork chop station.

  • @anitamackinnon7975
    @anitamackinnon7975 7 місяців тому +27

    Poor mom!
    Baby is adorable!!🥹❤️🦇🇨🇦

  • @Elly-fm3nx
    @Elly-fm3nx 29 днів тому +1

    Thank you for taking good care of this sweetheart ❤😊

  • @krism.9363
    @krism.9363 6 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for rescuing that precious boy! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @pattiemoseley8752
    @pattiemoseley8752 7 місяців тому +13

    What gorgeous colors. He will be a Heartbreakers when he grows up 😂❤

  • @sonialignani
    @sonialignani 7 місяців тому +2

    I love this video so much, I like you and Maggie to rescue this wonderful unlucky baby ( his mum didn' t recover!!!) Thanks to you, Maggie, Auntie Jack and the people calling for rescue in Australia!!!

  • @libertywhittle5405
    @libertywhittle5405 7 місяців тому +12

    😂 I knew immediately how Barff fit into the cocktail theme of names! Love that the little one didn't get dehydrated and is in Auntie Jack's excellent care.

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  7 місяців тому +6

      Jane Foss Barff (née Russell) (24 October 1863 - 10 June 1937) was the second woman to attain a Master of Arts from the University of Sydney.
      Her name was just convenient for my cocktail theme

    • @libertywhittle5405
      @libertywhittle5405 7 місяців тому +2

      @@Megabattie That's cool that her accomplishment was recognized!

  • @lindam2090
    @lindam2090 7 місяців тому +4

    Little thing... Thank goodness they called. He is very handsome.

  • @silky0439
    @silky0439 7 місяців тому +8

    It’s so wonderful to see a healthy little one come into care and able grow ad be released.

  • @tracyjacoby2382
    @tracyjacoby2382 7 місяців тому +12

    I am so very sorry about Mumbat!🦇😓💔 The goodness that came out is her little man Bat Barff🦇🤗💕💕 who was rescued due to awesome MOP's, marvelous Meg then in great care with Auntie Jack!! THANK YOU ALL!!🥰

  • @donna8243
    @donna8243 7 місяців тому +5

    Aw poor little orphan. So tiny and cute.

  • @adrijanacah1280
    @adrijanacah1280 7 місяців тому +2

    So sorry for the mumbat and thanks to all the persons who care for those precious little creatures💝🦇💖💞💞💞❤❤❤ happy new year 2024 dear ladies🎍🎊🍀

  • @Kim-lc3fv
    @Kim-lc3fv 7 місяців тому +6

    So happy to hear that little Barff is doing well with dear Auntie Jack. ❤

  • @WendyAlyson
    @WendyAlyson 7 місяців тому +10

    Poor Mumbat 😞. So happy that Barff (😆) is doing well in Auntie Jack’s care. His coloring is simply stunning! ❤🦇❤️

  • @lesal.1373
    @lesal.1373 7 місяців тому +5

    The more new they are, the more cute, at least to me. Barff is adorable!

  • @lapinfurax615
    @lapinfurax615 7 місяців тому +5

    This baby is so tiny and beautiful !!!!

  • @irisjankowska9726
    @irisjankowska9726 7 місяців тому +1

    Poor Mumbat 🖤
    Fly free over the Rainbow, my beauty ❤🖤
    Barff my sweethart ❤🦇❤️

  • @irmawesterback2930
    @irmawesterback2930 7 місяців тому +4

    It is nice that lady who called you waitet still you came and she seems to be interested how you helped little Barff. She can share that and it can help people would be more interesting about bats💖

  • @roblynclemmons6104
    @roblynclemmons6104 7 місяців тому +10

    You are so blessed to work with these gorgeous babies!

  • @melissapalazzi3767
    @melissapalazzi3767 7 місяців тому +4

    Poor momma and sir handsome boy Barff!! Thanks Meg ❤❤

  • @KaylaBall-os3cr
    @KaylaBall-os3cr 7 місяців тому +5

    So tiny and so cute

  • @terryt.1643
    @terryt.1643 6 місяців тому +1

    I am glad people know to call you for rescue. I am happy you are educating people about the bats while you rescue them. 🥰🦇💕❤️👍👍

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  6 місяців тому

      They call my organisation who puts out a rescue call on our app with the basic info. If I click on accept they send me all the details in including MOP's number and address.

  • @julierobichaud6393
    @julierobichaud6393 7 місяців тому +4

    What a precious little boy ❤

  • @bonnieleelee9936
    @bonnieleelee9936 7 місяців тому +5

    I love to watch you taking care of these beautiful babies.

  • @lisagreener3639
    @lisagreener3639 Місяць тому +1

    Barff is very tiny and pretty!

  • @marionbowler5440
    @marionbowler5440 7 місяців тому +6

    So tiny and adorable ❤🇨🇦🦇🍁

  • @b.a.erlebacher1139
    @b.a.erlebacher1139 7 місяців тому +4

    Such a lively, squirmy little guy. Nice to see after the recent squidgy ones. And such pretty fur, too.

  • @MamaStyles
    @MamaStyles 7 місяців тому +7

    The first time I ever thought barff was gorgeous ❤❤😂Happy New Year Meg, Maggie, Mandi and all the wonderful bat people ❤❤❤❤🌹

  • @francesfarmer736
    @francesfarmer736 7 місяців тому +4

    Poor mumbat, her baby is a newborn, she didn’t have much time with baby Barff ( can’t get over that name ) glad MOP stayed ❤️ Baby Barff will get the best of care with Auntie Jack💙🦇

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  7 місяців тому +3

      I mean, if a street is named Barff, you just gotta take advantage of it, and what's a cocktail overindulgence without a good barf afterwards?
      Meg, no filters, boundaries and totally inappropriate when the mood takes her.
      Auntie Jack says he has golden tips on his fur on his belly; he's quite unusually coloured.

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  7 місяців тому +3

      Jane Foss Barff
      Jane Foss Barff (née Russell) (24 October 1863 - 10 June 1937) was the second woman to attain a Master of Arts from the University of Sydney.

    • @francesfarmer736
      @francesfarmer736 7 місяців тому +3

      Yes, I knew the sign must have meant someone’s name at one time ……makes sense……

  • @brendaeberwein8338
    @brendaeberwein8338 7 місяців тому +4

    Awwwww ❤❤❤ what a little sweetheart ❤ Thank you for all you do Meggabattie you certainly are a gem 💎 ❤

  • @crazyforitaly2021
    @crazyforitaly2021 Місяць тому

    Just love watching from Italy. What a cutie this guy was :)

  • @missnaomi613
    @missnaomi613 7 місяців тому +2

    What a name! 😂 Cute little guy!🦇

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  7 місяців тому +2

      LOL, what's a cocktail indulgence (or overindulgence) without a following barf?
      I remember the first cocktail I ever drank, followed by a second; they went down smooth; they came back up less happily...

  • @Catherine-hf6zc
    @Catherine-hf6zc 7 місяців тому +7

    Barff, really? I had no idea the word had an actual language origin, like Banff, Calgary, Canada. Although the yearly festival in Calgary can surely beat out any University for long term queasy, and the Spring event at my uni was Megalomania. Long may you party, little Barff! Just so adorable🤣

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  7 місяців тому +3

      Jane Foss Barff (née Russell) (24 October 1863 - 10 June 1937) was the second woman to attain a Master of Arts from the University of Sydney.

  • @PaulG.x
    @PaulG.x 7 місяців тому +4

    RIP poor mumbat
    A school friend's sister (one of many sisters) was called Barf.
    Actually her nickname was Baff but we always asked him why her called his sister Barf

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  7 місяців тому +3

      Unfortunate name for his sister.

  • @dazylulu1832
    @dazylulu1832 5 місяців тому

    Oh, this is such a sweet rescue. I’m sorry mom didn’t make it but this cute little baby boy did, and without you and the people that will take the time to call, they both would’ve died. 💕💕💕💕

  • @keldaogg2157
    @keldaogg2157 7 місяців тому +4

    Another tiny little guy.

  • @leehollis9297
    @leehollis9297 6 місяців тому +1

    I have been looking on the internet for a bucket hat like yours. It's fantastic.

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  6 місяців тому +1

      I don't think I was wearing a hat in this video. Do you mean the black and white one? I have a couple of different batty bucket hats.
      The black and white one came from Dangerfield; I had a quick look and see that particular hat online, though there will be some in the remainder outlets.

    • @leehollis9297
      @leehollis9297 6 місяців тому +1

      Thanks megabattie I will have a look elsewhere . Xx

  • @PK-oy4fe
    @PK-oy4fe 7 місяців тому +10

    I love how you teach Meg. As you were explaining the sub q fluid you said Hartmann's or as I we call it here in the US...lactated ringers solution! I'm old, so I recognized the term...but it's been called LR here for years, so younger nurses may not recognize it. I had someone discuss an available teaching job here...just have to figure out if my body will hold out!🤣This little boy is absolutely adorable! 😇❤️🖤🦇🖤❤️

    • @LulaMae21
      @LulaMae21 7 місяців тому +5

      I learned something new today from your comment! I don't believe I've ever heard it called Hartmann's, I've been a nurse going on 10 years, in the US. How interesting!

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  7 місяців тому +4

      It's Hartmann's in England and Australia, and Ringers lactate in the US.
      Ringer's Solutions. Ringer's solutions are either called lactated or acetated Ringer's solutions, named for a British physiologist, or Hartmann's solution, named for a U.S. pediatrician who in the 1930s added lactate as a buffer to prevent acidosis in septic children.
      In the 1930s, the original solution was further modified by American pediatrician Alexis Hartmann for the purpose of treating acidosis. Hartmann added lactate, which mitigates changes in pH by acting as a buffer for acid. Thus the solution became known as "Ringer's lactate solution" or "Hartmann's solution".

  • @yomama8873
    @yomama8873 7 місяців тому +2

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @lunamoom1984
    @lunamoom1984 7 місяців тому +5

    pobre mamá!!!😢😢😢seguro la mataron, los fuegos artificiales. Me da una pena terrible!!!

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  7 місяців тому +2

      No fue durante los fuegos artificiales de Año Nuevo, fue durante noviembre que rescaté a este pequeño, simplemente no tuve tiempo de editarlo y colgarlo de antemano.

  • @frenzyviz6296
    @frenzyviz6296 3 місяці тому +1

    💚💚💚💚💚

  • @zenster1097
    @zenster1097 7 місяців тому +1

    Sad someone lost his mommy

  • @JadeStrawberry
    @JadeStrawberry 7 місяців тому +5

    Doesn't India have a detergent called Barf? Anyhow, Auntie Jack does wonders turning these morsels into pork chops. Her mom did have an almost orange sweet potato ruff so can imagine how Barff became a little dinner plateful.

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  7 місяців тому +3

      Auntie Jack says he has golden tips on his fur.

  • @enricotoesca3941
    @enricotoesca3941 7 місяців тому +5

    ❤🦇🦇🦇🦇❤

  • @Lisa-eu9fy
    @Lisa-eu9fy 7 місяців тому +1

    ❤😊🦇🤗

  • @FennecTECH
    @FennecTECH 7 місяців тому

    You should get some of those microwaveable plushies that get nice and warm in 3 minutes. It’d probably increase the younger ones’s chances being up gains something that’s super warm for the ride home.

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  7 місяців тому

      I have an incubator in my car for the babies; but this rescue was on summers day, 2 kms from my home.
      I don't like microwaveable plushies. You can burn babies' wings with the uneven heat.

  • @lesleachelf8507
    @lesleachelf8507 7 місяців тому +1

    😀

  • @lunamoom1984
    @lunamoom1984 7 місяців тому +2

    enterráis a la mamá, verdad???

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  7 місяців тому +2

      No, dejo el cuerpo al veterinario para su cremación.
      No tengo jardín, y si lo tuviera tendría cientos de cuerpos enterrados allí, así que no, no los entierro.

  • @waitwhat564
    @waitwhat564 7 місяців тому +1

    Gorgeous little one. Does Aunty Jack have a channel too?

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  7 місяців тому +1

      No, but she did send me updates which will go public tomorrow, and I was very lucky she went to the trouble to do this for us. It's not in her comfort zone but she persevered did video and sent me the footage.

    • @waitwhat564
      @waitwhat564 7 місяців тому +1

      @@Megabattie ok.Cool.I understand. Thankyou

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  7 місяців тому

      Auntie Jack is an amazing person and a total batty tragic, which makes her more awesome.
      @@waitwhat564

  • @sapphire5559
    @sapphire5559 7 місяців тому +3

    Well done Meg. I was wondering how you pronounce his name. Because in America, it would be a very unfortunate name. Barf in America is slang for vomit. I’m supposing that Barff is pronounced the same way as the slang American term? He’s a cutie patootie though!

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  7 місяців тому +2

      Yes, it was the street name adjacent; but since my theme is cocktails and drinks and things of that ilk, I thought what's a cocktail overindulgence without a good barf afterwards. (memories of the most amazing Fluffy Ducks which went down so smoothly and came up a little less happily)...

    • @debbiej.2168
      @debbiej.2168 7 місяців тому +2

      I thought it would be an unfortunate name for a human, too.

    • @Megabattie
      @Megabattie  7 місяців тому +1

      But was the name of one of the first women in the 1800's to get a degree at the university. @@debbiej.2168