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| Subject: | | Re: Not a Cryptid, But... |
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Hootowl
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Mon, Oct 5 2009, 2:45pm
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Nice collection. Always been my favorite birds also. I have a goodly number of books, pictures and paintings of them, but never went the figurine route. My wife collects antique tea cups, which leaves little room for anything else in that vein.
Not so much the mythology in my case, though I enjoy reading about their place in culture. I think I just like things that move around at night. I'm also fascinated with bats, and have spent a fruitless search this past summer trying to find the roost of the little brown bats I see flying over a field off the bike trail I frequent. No buildings near by, so I am guessing a small cave. Will try again next year. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Not a Cryptid, But... |
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Stu
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Tue, Oct 6 2009, 2:44pm
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Is any handling of bats or their homes illegal there as it is here? I've always liked the wee guys, & seeing them batter madly around Whitby Abbey at twilight again recently was one of the highlights of the trip. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Not a Cryptid, But... |
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Wed, Oct 7 2009, 1:53pm
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It wouldn't surprise me if you can have one with a permit, like most other 'wild' animals. When I was a docent with the Ft. Worth Zoo I used to take owls out to schools and show them off. One time one got out its gesses at a synagogue and flew around the rafters for what seemed like forever.
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| Subject: | | Re: Not a Cryptid, But... |
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Jesse R
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Fri, Oct 9 2009, 7:17am
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There is no way you can keep bats as pets. Maybe the flying fox but I think they evolved from a different ancestor.
On a side note... we have tiny little bats, the size of a big moth between 5-10 cm in wingspan and they are nesting behind the boards of our outside wall.
When we sit on the verandah we can see them using our verandah as an approach zone. They come flying full speed and the make a swift and sharp turn and disappear into a space, maybe half a centimeter wide , without ever hesitating.
It truly is magnificent to see.
Sometimes they get trapped in our bedroom though, and they hook on against the wall and walk their way out to a point from where they can take off and leave the room.
I think cognitive thinking in animals is severely underestimated. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Not a Cryptid, But... |
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Hootowl
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Wed, Oct 7 2009, 2:44pm
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Depends on whether they are listed as endangered or not, but for the most part, yes, hands off. I am just hoping to locate the roost for tracking purposes. The local Audobon Society and a local museum are both involved in bat conservation, and would be interested in anything I can turn up.
Ironically, a local Boy Scout troop did a project a few years back and built about fifteen "bat houses", placing them along the Youghegeny river trail where I bike. There are plenty of bats, but I have never seen one go in or come out of any of the houses. This is what makes me think they have a cave or abandoned coal mine shaft somewhere. The area is riddled with old worked out mines, but so far I have been unable to locate any map showing me the shaft locations. The only one I have found so far is sealed up tight, too tight for even my little furry friends to get in or out. |
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