Recently landed: But a peep
After the All Stars exhibition closing celebration, and the nocturnal shift commenced, we returned Zeus, a Gould’s wattled bat we’d recently had in care, to his leafy wild home in Camberwell.
Resplendent Zeus, a velvety soft microbat is back to throw thunderbolts at moths and beetles, as he hunts below the tree canopy. Though, naturally, we sent him out with a full belly of mealworms encrusted with insectivore mix, and hydration. A well warmed and rested Zeus, he weighed 16 grams as he headed off in 3, 2, 1. In the moment beforehand, a robust looking ringtail descended from the nearby darkened evergreen. Welcome home!
Continuing reading on Marginalia.
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28th of July, 2025
A Wildlife Victoria vets rescue, Zeus came into care at Tiny but Wild after being disturbed from his Sleeping Beauty torpor. We’d named him Zeus on account of him being quite rightly disgruntled upon being disturbed from his slumber. As ever, please note: you need to be a qualified, vaccinated carer to handle bats.
