Premature flying-fox delivered by C section: this is Billi Maree's story
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Billi Maree was born by C section 10 weeks ago, after her mother suffered a devastating head injury and ended up on the side of the road, dying.
After 24 hours in care, her condition worsened and I took her to the vet to see if her baby was alive with a heartbeat, and how big her skull was and if there was a possibility that she was a viable and would survive a caesarean birth; this is not an exact science, just a guide to the baby's potential survival.
The vet measured the baby's skull size which seemed developed enough for her to be potentially a survivor; a Caesarean section was performed on her dying mum, and baby Billi Maree was delivered. It took around a hour for her to be fully revived, breathing for herself without assistance, but she was a strong little girl and went from strength to strength in the following few days.
Enjoy watching her grow up.
I have put an update from this week onto the end of the video so you can see her now. Awesome.
It's such a privilege to see these little miracles. A few years ago I didn't know they existed, now they are part of my family.
Love how you put that, Kelda. You speak for both of us.
That's so nice; glad you can find family in my vids
same for me kelda. oh my the babies! so sweet. but i love them all!
Billie Maree lost her biological Mum and ended up being adopted by 2 incredible human Mums. Congratulations on this success story.🙏💗🦇😍 She's beautiful.
4 humans; Meg and Maggie for the first week; Seamorn for the next 8 weeks, then Janine at Bomaderry in the Shoalhaven, has taken her on for minicreche...
@@Megabattie Glad to know about the four kindest humen who took care of the little bat baby .
Billi in the care of 2 of the best humans on the planet..
As always, it's a team effort. Robbie the vet, Maria the vet nurse, Maggie, me, Seamorn and now Janine have cared for BM and more people will have cared for her by the time she is released
What a little doll baby! The nose and cheek twitches while taking the bottle are so cute. With kittens, their ears twitch whilst suckling. What joy she's a survivor!
Very impressive how far Ms. Billi Maree has come. Maggie & Meg, you must be very proud parents. Little "B.M." is just brimming with self-confidence. ❤️
She was a bit of a sooky lala for a bit, because she was a lone baby and not raised with a buddy; when I overnighted Harlow with this carer, and Harlow was high needs and very stressy because she was an older baby who knew her life wasn't supposed to be like she found it, and she cried a lot in the first 24 hours, when BM found out there was another batty in the apartment (she could hear and smell her), she threw a temper tantrum which only ended when I picked up Harlow, and BM had a tour of the apartment to see that she was alone again and there was no interloper trying to steal her mum from her.
The fact that BM fitted so well into minicreche a week later means BM was raised well and learnt confidence and resilience from her humum.
@@Megabattie thank you, humum. 🙂🙏
Poor little soul.
Is beautifull and sweet 😘🦇
Wow! She is very adept at crawling around on the cage!
She's a big girl now and nothing premmie about her at all.
Absolutely adorable Meg, and Maggie, love batties. 🇨🇦🦇🍁
Meg, I was in the hospital over the weekend. The nurse asked me how I felt and the only word I could find was "squidgy." :)
I hope you're feeling all bright-eyed now!
I hope that you're now thoroughly de-squidged.
Squidgy is definitely a useful term though apparently not yet universal. At least you're doing your best to spread it around.
Hope you're feeling less squidgy now and are back to bright eyes and curiosity
I'm sorry she's an orphan but boy did she find the best place to be if need be. She is absolutely beautiful, and perfect in every way.
What adorable little squeaks of outrage!
It's so touching that I'm crying and laughing at the same time watching this video. It's amazing what a combination of science and love (and the warmth of a woman's breasts) can do...
There is magic in that “ancient cleavage”.🖤🇨🇦
@@tamarrajames3590 That's just what I (and my ancient cleavage) was thinking!
@@chezmoi42 For sure…mine’s older than Maggie’s too lol.🖤🇨🇦
Way to survive, little one! The world is a much better place with you in it! 😇❤️🖤🦇🖤❤️
Well done everyone including the little girl herself. She looks to be flourishing after all your loving care. Total sweetheart.
The best gift to her mom to bring her into the world against all odds.
Great Billi Maree teamwork all around.
All of you have these incredibly beautiful huge hearts. Thank you for all that you do!!!💙💙💙💙
We like doing this
So adorable... Working hard to survive...
So very precious little baby.....only the best wishes!
What a little star she is…and SO beautiful and busy. You and Maggie remind me of a couple of fairy batmothers as you discuss her progress, beauty, and cleverness. Being part of giving her life makes a special bond. Thanks for sharing her journey.🖤🇨🇦
She was with a carer for the interim time, a carer who doesn't take video, so I have nothing in the middle, but she's with Janine at minicreche now so there will, no doubt, be more occasional footage
Wow! from a tiny, preemie sky puppy, to a... still little, but strong and healthy sky puppy! As we like to say here, we love survivors! 🦇😍🙏❤
Breathtakingly lovely!
Poor precious little baby...she had such a rough start, but with all her adopted mummies, she's finally got a bright, hopeful future ahead of her~💖
May this precious girl go on to live a fabulously full battie life with babies and longevity. ❤️
She was so tiny and now she's a big gorgeous girl. Billi Maree is a lucky girl!!!
Thank all of you carers such love and respect you have for these precious young ones 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💖💖
Poor sweet mommy ❤ RIP beautiful soul! Thank you for saving sweet baby Billi Maree ❤
Oh my goodness she's so tiny and precious!!! And those adorable little squeaks!!!!! 😍
Precious lil baby. ❤
Fantastic Megabattie 😘
I think if I would ever loose my faith in humanity, a quick minute or two of you two ladies with this baby would snap me right back out. ❤
Absolutely amazing!
Job well done!
Wow! Hasn't she grown so well xxx
How awesome is that? Watching this little helpless bundle becoming a proper young battie 😊
This little life is just amazing 😍
Just a miracle. Many blessings.
You pair are amazing 🙏
Such amazing creatures. 💜
So precious!
What a sweet surprise to fast forward to her at the end all bright eyed, wiggly-ears, and so alert! 🥰🦇♥️🥰
So cute I just I have no words but adorable
You guys did a fantastic job from birth to mow. She’s so beautiful and full of life❤
Hopefully , the baby opens its eyes and shows interest in food- this shows that it wants to live.
It's truly amazing to see you help her go from a tiny, helpless little thing to a fluffy, playful young lady. Well done, everyone involved.
I love this kind of survival story and outcome.
Thank you for all you do Megs ❤️
Thank you for sharing! I just love to watch them be bottle fed! They are so adorable
Billie Marie is so confident, it was amazing seeing her literally come from the womb to where she is now 🥰🦇 Thanks to the TLC from her carer's of course, she's thriving! They are darlings to watch, everything about them is just beautiful ❤️🦇❤️
Loved to see the story of Billie Mary from the beginning to mini-creche. It was amazing to see how she developed and thank you so much for sharing her story. Of course I cannot say enough about Maggie whose cleavage became a batty incubator. Yay Maggie!
😳this is truly incredible….amazing story..
It tells of your vast experience that you thought and hoped such a pitiful little bundle was going to live. I live the protesting cries when you took her home. But she had a delightful, warm place to travel. You made my night, thanks
For the first hour II had my doubts as to whether or not she was going to survive, but once she had her lungs cleared out and she started breathing better, it was simple
What an incredible treat!
What an amazing journey to follow! Thanks!
Oh….my 🦇❤️
You took her under your wing 🪽 & now she has a good start🙏😊
Beautiful wee one
That was such a brilliant effort on the part of everyone.❤❤❤
This video of Billie Maree just
made my day!!!
Thanks so much for this little miracle❤world is a better place after watching this.
Tough way to come into the world but alive and safe, ready to take in the world
Wrangling the baby bat burrito... So cute!!
Meg & Maggie, this has to be beyond rewarding for you two Bat Mum Angels!!🦇💕😇 I am crying tears of happiness!!😅💕 Billi Maree🦇 is gorgeous and looks fantastic!! RIP: Billi Maree's Mumbat😓
What a amazing experience!! Thank you for this upload, so fun to watch. You all are amazing!👍👍👍
So precious.🥰🦇
She is Beautiful
That’s wonderful! from very beginning of life to another beginning……love this story on Billi Maree. Thankyou for sharing her story 💜🦇Tobey from Phoenix 🌵🌞
Glad you enjoyed it
You two! You are just the BEST!💕💕
You are amazing 🦇🦇love your video's.....GOD BLESS🙏.....FROM SOUTH AFRICA 🤗
Awww 🦇💕💕💕🦇
Hi Meg and Mags. The dynamic duo."Ancient cleavage" has me 🤣🤣🤣🦇🦇🦇 best to you both and wee battie.
LOL Maggie has ancient cleavage; the Demented Pixie has ancient cleavage; Meg, on the other hand, has no cleavage but if she did it would be ancient...
Amazing story!
This was a beautiful video! It was so amazing to watch her being born to becoming an alert and energetic little beauty. ❤️
Hi Sable
Have I welcomed you to my channel?
Welcome to Megabattie,
I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care.
There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies.
You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow.
There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions.
She is so cute!
♥️❤️💖🦇💖❤️♥️
Hi ladies! Thank you so much for the very detailed vid! It's really interesting to see how you deal with different situations. I'm so sad for the poor mama. Damn those fracking lines. I know people...need them, but uh there are more advanced ways now right? Anyway thank God you guys were there to save her little darlin. Looks like she's doing quite well. That's lovely! You go little Billi! Get big and strong and copy your mommy. Give us ?it's more strong sweet batties!🙏💞🦇🇦🇺🎄 All 3 of my grandkids were C-section. Wasn't easy but she did it! My granddaughter told me she was 5.0ft and 101lbs Meg. That's our fierce little fighter who never gives up! 2nd year of free private Uni. So proud of her. She's the first in many years. She was the tiniest in the orchestra. Plays violin. It was almost impossible to even see her lol😉💖 I just realized I didn't actually know what was seeing at the end. My grandson was bringing me all my mail. That's HER? OMG! Fantastic! She doesn't really resemble that little ball of fur. She is her own lady now! Look at her go. She's gonna be a fierce mama!🤩
Sounds like you have your own pocket rocket who its a fighter.
AWWWWW, would like to have seen the c section...what a cutie-pie!!!!! I always have liked Bats!
It's in the original video; ua-cam.com/video/S_ka_-xk0vc/v-deo.html around 8:20 seconds into vid. I put it after the disclaimer so people get a chance to choose whether or not to watch. If you watch the whole video you see the story of the rescue and about the mum, then the ultrasound and the aftermath when baby is delivered, and then I put more footage at the end .
You can always search for more videos of a specific bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/name of bat.
*_Meganattie WE LOVE YOU GUYS ALL AROUND!!!!† ..... TRUE LIFE SAVIERS_*
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Thanks Jennifer
Meg
Beautiful baby …. Love from ny… happy holidays ladies
Two questions Meg: do you ever band the ones you release, and do they ever come back, like out at the farm? I see your careful records and know how valuable that data is in saving our fellow mammals.
We used to band them but the banding organisation (government) makes it nearly impossible to get a licence to band; and A class bander has to teach you and that's nearly impossible to arrange as well.
We got sick of never being able to get a bander in to band the bats before release, so now we microchip them. It's relatively cheap (a few dollars per chip) and no licence or training needed apart from doing a subcutaneous insertion like an injection. The microbats have smaller chips, and have to be anaesthetised for sit, but the flying-foxes barely flinch when we do it.
It has the benefit of actually happening, and the drawback of not being visible externally so we can't see if they're chipped; we have to check them all with a scanner.
@@Megabattie thanks for that explanation
So dang cute! How do you every let them go? I know it's for their best, but I'd get so attached. 👼🦇❣️🖤
It's easy for me; once they're no longer in my care I don't miss them; there's always another one to take their place.
We're wildlife carers - the entire purpose is to release the bat, which means doing the right things and not turning them into pets; allowing them to grow up and separate from their humums like they would be separating from their bat mums in the wild.
And it's the best feeling to let them go.
When I first started, I loved my first pup Ditto so much and didn't know how I'd ever let him go, but my mentor said - don't worry, by the time he's ready to go to creche you'll be glad to see the back of him.
AND I WAS. He was climbing the bookshelves, peeing on the books, very active at night and trying to fly to my bed to sleep with me. He climbed the fan on the hottest night of the year, resulting in me having to turn the fan off so he didn't amputate his thumbs or toes in the blades.
I sent him off to another carer who had a separate room, then he went to creche and I was glad to see him go.
In our organisation, we don't keep permanent care animals, so if the bat is too humanised to be released, we have to euthanase them; so much better to do our jobs right and wave them off to creche and then do it all again next year.
@@Megabattie I knew you would have a great response and of course I see the right in it. Best all around. 😊 Thanks🦇❣️
@@villiehaizlip7626 It's simple; they're not pets and don't make great pets. They want to be in the wild.
I only put up Mandi's permanent care videos because she does such a great job and because she has a mini colony who have a social and emotional life and get a lot of environmental enrichment. And all her permanents are unable to be released.
The Greys are listed as vulnerable to extinction, so they really need to get out there and breeding and living their lives being the night gardeners for the rainforest and the night flowering hardwoods.
@@Megabattie you mention "night flowering hardwoods". Please , does that mean this type of bat takes nectar from flowering plants,similar to insects and hummingbirds ? I understand that fruit eating bats spread fruit seeds
I only really know about European bats.
Also,great work. l found this particular video completely amazing 👏 😍 🙌 ❤
@@helentee9863
Flying foxes are the only known pollinators of some rainforest species therefore have a vital role in our ecology, they keep native forests healthy. They are the sole pollinators of some night flowering hardwoods.
Flying-foxes are very effective forest pollinators. Pollen sticks to their furry bodies as they make their way from tree to tree and flower to flower.
Because flying-foxes are very mobile and travel large distances , seeds can be moved both locally and further afield. Seeds that germinate away from the parent plant have been found to have a greater chance of surviving to maturity, enhancing the health of our forests.
What a privilege it is to get to see this beautiful baby being born! This video is so fantastic, just getting to watch this sweet baby grow and seeing her from day one and experiencing all the new things with her! Thank you for sharing this with us, it’s so exciting! 💕🦇💕🦇💕🦇💕🦇
It's always exciting when we get a caesarean birth; it's not great for the mum though, so the entire experience is tempered with sadness for the mum. It's only done if the mumbat is dying, as a way of saving the baby.
Oh, to see that sweet baby thriving, just made me so happy that really was a fantastic video! And I must give credit to Maggie‘s nice warm bosom, that is the perfect spot for a new baby. I love you ladies y’all are a hoot, and I thoroughly enjoy your videos.
Billi Maree is so beautiful 😍 💖
wow! unbelievable!
To be honest I haven't watched this channel for quite a while now, since Meg got so sick. I've started getting notifications again now and I'm binge watching videos now. This video, I want to say, was very uplifting for several reasons. Well for the biggest reason is that sweet little darling you delivered cesarean section is doing fantastic now.
Then there is the fact that I saw well and heard the voices of Maggie and Meg. That was a treat for me. So I'll be back and keeping up with the videos for now on. See you all later then.
Hi Sharon
I was only really sick for about 3 months then I was back into it again. In fact, I had only been out about a week when I got Maggie to take me to a rescue, then 10 days later I couldn't get Maggie to take me, so I did a rescue and drove myself. Then it was just like I'd never been sick, but it was quite a while in the lead up to it all that I wasn't great.
Glad to have you back. Meg
Cuánto me alegro de que "mi chica" esté tan grande y hermosa, más independiente, me impactó su historia y ver en éste vídeo otras imágenes que yo no había visto y las actuales que son preciosas. Muchas gracias por descubrirnos a una especie tan poco "famosa". Feliz Navidad 🥳🙋🏻♀️🇪🇸
Gracias. Happy Christmas
So adorable face ! eyes and glance !
Wow. So pretty! I love how her fur was sable for a bit. They really do grow into their feet! As always, thank you for the education you provide with your videos, She is such a show-off at the end, do adult rescued bats act such the same or is she tamer/friendlier?
BM has never known her mother except her heartbeat and body noises while in utero.
Though she did know that another bat in her territory wasn't a happy thing and when I parked a baby with her carer overnight BM apparently threw a temper tantrum.
The adults can become very accepting but wild adults want to remain wild.
The babies will always be tamer because they need humans to care for them as if we are their mothers, until they are old enough to fend for themselves; then they turn quite feral.
When the hand raised babies are 3 months old, they go into a creche, where they join other orphans and form a group. At this stage they'd be separating from this batty mums and be becoming more independent in the colony. In creche, at this age, they learn batty etiquette and how to live in a batty society. They shrug off their human mums and want to be with the other batties. When they are emotionally and physically ready, and uninjured, and around 4-5 months old, they’re put into a release cage under a colony and they can integrate into the colony and fly out with the wild bats. If they can’t find enough food, they can always come back to the cage for a feed. Support feeding is put up on the outside of the cage for as long as they are coming back and eating it. When the colony flies out for winter, they have fully integrated and fly out with them.
OMG, Meg and Maggie! This is wonderful! What a cute little girlie! Thank you so much for taking care of her!!! 🦇🦇🦇💜💜💜
Awww!!!!
Does she recognize your voices? She seems very interested in seeing you both!!
Until she was a week old, her eyes were sealed shut; everything she knew about us was from our voices and our touch and smell.
Hungry Hippo used to grab at the bottle.
Yes, but a lot of them do. And Piccalilli used to roll over on her bottle so we couldn't take it away from her
Dio che amore😍❤❤❤
They grow down so quickly
Yes, BM was the first baby of the season into care; so many have come in since then, including a little 3 week old yesterday.
Heh, grow down. That's a good way to put it.
New girl K'Ching (cash register noise from the classy end of town) vid will be up tomorrow.
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It sure is a privilege to see these little baby miracles. I never knew they existed until I found a brown bat in my closet. These babies are so precious and to watch them I'm in Awww of them and their beautiful feet and wings and social behavior and their adorable faces. 💕 they all are so precious to see. Oh how I wish I found some flying foxes somewhere just to see them in real life would be just absolutely Awesome with me. I'd just watch them 24/7. They are just so precious. 😍 and I can't thank you and Mag for being there for all of them. Meg can I have your email address please. I would love to talk to you.
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It’s a true friend who would know you would admire a good baby batty poo… no matter where it may be.
LOL Maggie just wanted me to appreciate that it was large and dark; I keep tabs on the poos when they first come in to make sure everything is working
The bat is very small.
She was premature.
Came for the bats, stayed for the banter. c:
LOL some people don't like the Meg and Maggie banter but it's real so II put it up.
My favorite part of this video, which I watched before in your previous post, was when she starts crying, and you say "it's so good to hear your voice," then Maggie says "yes I know, the world is a revolting place." It's funny, relatable, and heartwarming at the same time.
Edit: I also liked the update at the end, including the footage in minicreche (by the way, what is the difference between creche and minicreche? I didn't see any other bats in there with her, but they could have been off-camera). I always wanted to see footage of little bats in creche (I know you don't run them so you can't capture footage yourself).
I send my babies to minicreche when they are about 9-10 weeks. They're growing out of my space and I can't give them what they need at this stage to grow and develop further. They want to start flying but it's not safe for them to fly around my living area. They're also ready some more company by then if they're up to it and need to become more independent. Various people do minicreche for the apartment dwellers who can't keep them safely in their space. I find it's really good for them and they learn a heap and learn about batty behaviour from other bats. The minicreche people often have mums and babies in the same aviary.
Minicreche is just pre-creche for those who are space challenged (apartment dwellers).
When the hand raised babies are 3 months old, they go into a creche, where they join other orphans and form a group. At this stage they'd be separating from this batty mums and be becoming more independent in the colony. In creche, at this age, they learn batty etiquette and how to live in a batty society. They shrug off their human mums and want to be with the other batties. When they are emotionally and physically ready, and uninjured, and around 4-5 months old, they’re put into a release cage under a colony and they can integrate into the colony and fly out with the wild bats. If they can’t find enough food, they can always come back to the cage for a feed. Support feeding is put up on the outside of the cage for as long as they are coming back and eating it. When the colony flies out for winter, they have fully integrated and fly out with them.
There is minicreche footage if you search in the YT search bar for Megabattie/Merryn. Merryn gave me a lot of minicreche and pre creche footage when I was funding her fruit.
@@MegabattieThanks for the tip. You have so much content, it helps when you can point us to specific search terms like this.
I just learned something new from one of the videos you pointed me to. There is one video that takes place on a hot day, and the on-screen text points out one of the bats is "gape-breathing" to cool off.
It resembles a dog panting. Just wondering if it is a similar mechanism.
@@cmshap I do my best to make it easy to search but the earlier vids don't have the tags to make it happen; there are so many vids it's hard to find the time to update them but when someone watches them I click the link and do an update in the info and the tags so people can find stuff. It's a work in progress.
If you're searching, put as much info as you remember into the search bar (starting with Megabattie), and you can *generally* find the vid. Sometimes I can't find it this way but if I remember more info and I find it, I update the tags and info and maybe even the title so it's more easily findable/searchable.
I do my best but only when people comment on an old video do I add extra info; in the early days nobody read the descriptions and nobody cared other than that it was cute and fluffy. I try to add good tags so the info is searchable but I need people to point out deficiencies so I can address them
Who would’ve thought that baby bats would be so attached to their pacifiers!
Babies are given pacifiers/dummies/binkies to help them feel more secure. In the wild, baby would be on mum’s nipple 24/7 for the first month, occasionally letting go to change sides or to have a stretch and stickybeak. A baby holds onto its mum’s nipple with tiny sharp backwards curving teeth, and knows by holding on, it can’t fall. I’m reliably informed that mum’s nipples have very few nerve endings which I feel is a sensible evolutionary blessing. A baby who has a pacifier firmly clenched in its teeth, is less grabby, less stressed, and much more relaxed and secure. Sometimes a baby, with the pacifier firmly clenched in their teeth for security, will just let go with their feet, with and be very surprised when they fall. For this reason when we put the babies on an airer or hang them somewhere, we make sure there is a sling or something to catch them if they let go. In the wild, mum’s nipple is attached to mum.
@@Megabattie And as a bonus perk, it also happens to look adorable.
@@eviljoel It does indeed
You're amazing. I hope you're animal cruelty free in all aspects of your life that is possible. Love your work 💚🦋🌱