Woolly bat trains Merlin Tuttle

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Just 48 hours ago, this bat had never seen a human or eaten a mealworm. This tiny woolly bat (Kerivoula hardwickii) learned to come to Merlin Tuttle's hand to be fed mealworms during a photo shoot in his traveling studio in Brunei. When the bat was impatient to be fed, it would remind Merlin to hold up a mealworm in his hand by bumping his face.
Thankfully, Paula Tuttle had the camera rolling!
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Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation (MTBC) was founded by Dr. Merlin Tuttle. He has studied and photographed bats worldwide for more than 60 years. He founded and led Bat Conservation International (BCI) for 30 years, then left BCI in 2009 and founded MTBC. JOIN MTBC at www.merlintuttle.org.
Merlin’s unique photography and communication first led to global appreciation of bats as safe, invaluable, even cute, and likable. No one has better demonstrated the power of combining captivating photos with sound science to win friends instead of battles for bats. Nor has anyone better demonstrated how conservation can benefit humans. Merlin’s legendary photos and experience provide invaluable guidance and inspiration that must be preserved and shared for future generations.
MTBC is now Merlin’s sole source of support, both for his ongoing conservation efforts and for preservation of his priceless photo collection and legacy resources.
“Merlin Tuttle, the world's most famous bat biologist and booster, has devoted his life to studying, demystifying, and helping conserve bats.” -National Geographic Magazine
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[@Maximillieeee]

Such a neat thing to see. So glad for the Ologies by Alie Ward for creating such a great podcast. I live in San Antonio and knew absolutely nothing about bats. With that being said, many thanks to Dr Merlin Tuttle for all the great work you have done and continue to do.

[@twodays8041]

Thank you Alie Ward for showing me such a great man with such a wide array of knowledge :)

[@ashesteele6966]

Thanks for the video it was great to see. I'm grateful that you went on ologies and shared your knowledge.

[@batsrule]

they are just so great. thanks.