A Sleepy Little Animal Is Spotted Curling Up With The Books, And It Is The Sweetest Thing You Will See All Week
Instead of a routine book-sorting shift, the library ended up with a sleepy visitor tucked into the historical nonfiction section, and the moment was too unusual to ignore.
The bat was discovered by a librarian who did not want to disturb it, so she called for a second look and then reached out to local animal services. Officer Bryan Caine arrived shortly after, and the little animal was gently placed in a box before being taken outside.
Now the library has a story that is equal parts adorable and surprising, and the photo with a bat book makes it even better.
Camas Public Library Had an Unexpected Visitor: One of the Staff Members Found It Sleeping Next to the Books
There are more than 1,400 different types of bats around the world. Except for extreme deserts and polar regions, they can be found almost anywhere on Earth.
The size and shape differences are equally astounding. Bats range in size from the world's smallest mammal, Kitti's hog-nosed bat (also known as the Bumblebee Bat), which weighs less than a penny, to the flying foxes, which can have a wingspan of up to 6 feet.
About 45 species of bats live in the United States and Canada, with additional species found in U.S. territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
They are the only flying mammals. Bats are true fliers, while flying squirrels can only glide for short distances. Imagine the skin between your fingers is larger, thinner, and stretched.
That's how a bat's wing looks. Bats are agile fliers thanks to a flexible skin membrane that spans between each long finger bone and several movable joints.
They Took a Quick Photo of the Bat with the Book "Bats at the Library" by Brian Lies
It's still a mystery how the bat got into the library for a nap. Bats are also welcome visitors in some libraries in Portugal, where they eat parasites that might otherwise damage old manuscripts.
The Camas Public Library, on the other hand, didn't require the exterminator services of the little bat, so he was released into the wild at the neighboring Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
This is the same kind of happy ending as a mother sloth joyfully reuniting with her lost baby after a heartbreaking separation.
The Staff Called the Local Animal Services, and Officer Bryan Caine Arrived 15 Minutes Later.
Squirrels in the Storytime Room, bats on the bookshelves, early morning visits from deer waiting for the doors to open, cats, bunnies, and other animals have been spotted in and around the suburban library. The library welcomes everyone and is eager to share the joy of reading with anyone who comes to visit.
It was the kind of library moment nobody forgets.
Wait until you see how police rescued an adorable sloth trapped on the highway, after it was spotted.
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