Statler is an elderly fruit bat whose best flying days are behind him.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

UnitesStatesofPopehat Retweeted

Statler is an elderly fruit bat whose best flying days are behind him.

But the team at
@batworld
still gives this senior citizen a thrill by holding him up so he can fly.

They even have a bowl of fruit he can dive into...just like the old days.

@dodo

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[hlthe2b]

1. They truly are such strange, yet fascinating creatures. Glad they have a caring crew @batworld

Amazing to have one live to 33 years! Truly

[flamin lib]

2. I can identify with this guy . . .

[50 Shades Of Blue]

3. That was just precious!

[musette_sf]

4. I watched this several times over the weekend.

I LOVE bats and I love watching this old timer enjoy quasi-flight.

He has the cutest blep in the photo.

[UpInArms]

5. Very cool!

I didn’t realize they were as big as that ... learn something every day

[Doreen]

6. Sooo cute!!

I have always loved bats. When my friend and I go for walks at night in the country the bats will talk to each other, yell at us and dive bomb us, and sometimes just hang out on the trees next to the trails ( pun intended. ) We just love it.

[EarnestPutz]

7. The real star of this is Moriah and the other folks who work at the "retirement home.....

.....for elderly bats". Their kindness is just so apparent.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

8. I had thought they were ugly

They're actually pretty cute!

[kysrsoze]

9. That's adorable!

[Sneederbunk]

10. Where are his musical brothers?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

12. The last one might have finally died.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Statler_Brothers

Wikipedia refers to them in the past tense, so I guess they are no longer with us.

[ShazzieB]

11. He's so cute!

Fruit bats look like little puppy dogs with wings! *squee*

[North Shore Chicago]

13. Great story!

Long Live Statler!

[Hotler]

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