🦇Bat Appreciation Month🦇 _ Dawn Bat _ Leo the Wildlife Ranger _ #minisode

Hi everybody! My name is Leo. I am a junior ranger. And this is my puppy, Hiro. You're just in time, buddy. Look, it's starting to bloom. It's beautiful. Now, I will draw it. Look, Hiro, my very first drawing of a night-blooming plant. The water lily. Oh, night-blooming plants are plants with flowers that open only at night. Let's look for more night-blooming plants to draw. Hmm, what's that over there? That's not a plant. It's a bat. I wonder what kind of bat this is. Do you think it wants to drink our blood? Let's take a photo and send it to my sister, Katie. Katie, we found a bat in the garden, but it's going to drink our blood. Leo, don't. It won't drink your blood. Why don't you come up and I'll tell you more. Alright, I'm coming up. Hiro, you stay here with our new friend. I'll be right back. Come on, everybody. Let's go into the treehouse. Hi, Katie. So, what kind of bat is it? Hi, Leo. The bat you found is a dawn bat, which is also known as the cave nectar bat. It drinks nectar, not blood. And nectar is the sugary liquid found in plants, right? That's right. But this bat prefers nectar from night-blooming flowers. It also feeds on pollen. That's the powdery stuff on flowers. When these flowers bloom, they have a very strong smell that attracts the bats. But why was that bat behaving so strange earlier? Dawn bats are nocturnal, which means they are active during the night. You must have frightened it with the flash when you took the photo. Oh, no. I'll make sure to switch off the flash next time. Where does it come from? Dawn bats live in different countries in Southeast Asia. The one you found comes from this place. Should we return it to its home? Great idea, Leo. I'm sure the bat would love that. Let's go. Join me in this party, too. Here we go, for lots of fun and lots to learn. Come on, everybody. Join me in this party. One, two, it's your turn, for lots of fun and lots to learn. One, two, off we go, for lots of fun and lots to learn. Hit subscribe and click the like icon. Wait. Come back. Where are you going, little bat? Which way did it go? It was too fast to see. Katie, take the wheel. I'll search for the bat with my sound detector while you drive. Good idea, Leo. Now, let's see. It's this way. Turn here, Katie. Can you see anything? No, but it smells weird here. I find it quite nice. It's coming from there. Lead the way, hero. The smell is getting stronger. It's the dawn bat. It must have been hungry. Look, it's feeding from that flower. Hey, is that a night-blooming plant? This flower is part of the durian tree. And you're right, Leo. The flowers blossom only at night. Are you ready to join us, dawn bat? Careful, Leo. See those sharp, spiky things up there? Those are durian fruits. When the durians are ripe, they fall down, so don't stand too close. Thanks for the warning, Katie. At least we found the bat, but I think we're lost. Hmm. What should we look for now? Hello, Junior Rangers. Ranger Rocky! If you want to find the home of the dawn bat, just look for glowing lights. I see. So not for colorful kites or shiny knights, but look for glowing lights. Thank you, Ranger Rocky. Okay, hero. To find the home of the dawn bat, you have to look for glowing lights. Good luck! Look! Look! The fireflies and the bats feed from the flowers on the trees. Goodbye, little dawn bat. We did it! Hooray! Today, we found a dawn bat in our garden. We learned that the dawn bat feeds on night-blooming flowers and lives in caves in large groups. So we went to the rainforest and brought it back home. Good job, children! You did it! You are amazing wildlife rangers! Mission accomplished!