Gracie, the Flying Fox & Julia, her friend

[hotsaucemmmm]

killing me with sweetness! love love love

[benethy78]

Awesome pet, but I'd have to say the music is a bit bat sh*t crazy. Nice vid though.

[gsmonks]

@benethy78 She's not a pet.

[keinanjoss]

It's like a dog and a dragon

[RanieroSupremo91]

I love it!! But is it possible to buy and keep them as pet??

[gsmonks]

@RanieroSupremo91 It's an extremely bad idea to have a bat as a pet. They are endangered all over the world and need, above all, to be left alone and protected.

[kedahmiller]

That bat is pretty

[WarThug13]

so you apply shock to her wings to create any shape?

[xXShadowKiteixX]

Awww what a sweetheart! I love her ears. Look at em move!!!!! KAWAII!!!

[JpSnipezz]

Anybody find that strange....... OHH SHE IS SOO SOFTTT... OHHAHH

[JMarchOHare]

@JpSnipezz: No, I don't find it strange. The bat is adorable!

[dixiechickntx]

She is sooooooo cute!!!!

[DarkRiku39]

oh my stars shes so cute!!!!!!! Never seen one in Person but from the looks of them they are curious and majestic. You are quite Lucky :) they are amazing and Wonderful creatures.

[Rallow]

Does she really fly out, and come back?

[cssInfynite]

rapes the bat at 4:15

[TheContessa73]

she is so sweet and friendly,congrats on your work with her. xoxo take care and thank you sor showing her off and educating all at the same time.

[opensourcethong]

what a cutie

[marginallymental]

Beautiful and instructive video--Gracie can visit my house any day she pleases! You intimated that these animals are being muscled out of habitat by development--do they find themselves with powerlines a lot? Dogs? How do they "interface" with growing populations? Are they shot by fruit growers? Do they have any legal protection in Australia?

[Symos]

She's adorable

[florenciomiramontes]

OMG  how cute they dont bite??..

[xHezaChanx]

She's adorable!

[beautywolfy]

How soft do their fur feels?? Do they have smell?

[Gooshkinheimer]

I was reminded of the existence of fruit bats because of 4chan.

Cute little critters.

[chicagonorthie]

And people find bats scary!

[MoonChaser013]

She is so cute.

[MsIMListening2U]

I just discovered this amazing animal last week and have since fallen in love with them! Great video! Thanks so much for sharing! <3

[georgitushev]

He,he flying Pincher, love it!

[zombiesecurity]

I just read that they may go extinct by 2015 if Malaysia if the government doesn't put a stop to their hunting.

[zombiesecurity]

2015 *IN Malaysia. No edit button here, oops.

[scaleop4]

lol gotta love it ..cute..

[clennon84]

she saved that animal Asshole

[105km]

cute!

[nixified]

little twitchy ears! so sweet

[TwoEyeCyclops]

amazing. I wish i could have one as a pet but it just wouldnt be cool to hold an animal like this captive

[anagkoe]

Thank you so much for this lovely video, Queenie! It's so sweet and I think the music matches the mood perfectly!

[QueenieAlexander2000]

Hmm. This is my most successful video. There are quite a few others with no music - most of the ones about the kangaroo situation.  Sorry it doesn't please you.

[Dravenswraith]

the music is very distracting and the cb sounds annoying ..i want to listen to julia and look at the bat without it

[ExtremeSquared]

Yeah it was fine in the intro but why does the music keep popping back in randomly? This seems to be the coolest flying fox video on youtube despite the weird scoring.

[ldhenson]

Very informative, thank you! What a lovely flying fox.

[ArielDevan]

omg I want one for a pet, they are so adorable :)

[Natedawg422]

OMG i want one

[satorian]

Jeeezzzzz I ve always thought they were much similar to flying rats!!! this is a pretty flying dog!

[Sanny987]

I enjoyed this video immensely. I think it is important that exotic animals are shown to people as they are both educating and entertaining. It is a shame that our planet is loosing this biodiversity.

[frenky1000]

and now my question!

can i find in pet shop bats as pets?

i rly want one bat for pet xP

[juliakatherinehewett]

Julia here. Thanks for your question. Flying foxes (they are not bats as they do not use sonar and are actually mammals), cannot be sold or bought in our country as they are wild animals and no one can have one unless they have a permit to keep Australian Native Wildlife. They do not make great pets as they crave to fly at night and are miserable if kept captive. They also carry some diseases that can be crossed over to humans.

[superspeedfreek]

So how do they do their "business" without making a mess of themselves? Or is it something they only do while in flight?

[QueenieAlexander2000]

It's actually explained in the film.

[juliakatherinehewett]

Flying foxes actually hold themselves upside down to 'toilet', and to us they look upright. They shake themselves off and get back to their normal position of hanging from their feet. They are very clean animals and have a strong musk scent that is more noticeable when they are feeding. This attracts other flying foxes.

[xlongyujax]

Wow thanks for uploading this video. They're beautiful creatures.

[QBitties]

Absolutely divine!

[tschafer204]

Hehehe. :) She looked happy.

[Eelanej]

Aww, what an inquisitive little bat! I love bats. :)

[SpecialTalent]

Awesome ! Finally someone who is not afraid of bats. Great video !

[juliakatherinehewett]

As a child I would save all the injured flying foxes (bats) from the hunters and their rifles. They would kill them (I was in another country then) and leave the babies. Thats how I got to love flying foxes and not be afraid of them. I managed to save many little babies and set them free as they ought to be free, just like us humans. JB

[morethansalt]

I'm a fan of Julia Buch!

[cryptdoll]

I love bats, thats why theres two of them inked on my hips ;)

[ajacubahgo]

Este animalito es hermoso. Sus ojitos expresan ternura. Su carita es tan tierna. Son preciosos! Los amo.

[sodapopXfizzles]

She's so cute!! Love that little face with the big shiny eyes. =]]

[QBitties]

Learned a few things--the pouch underneath the "arm"/wing and collecting water in the wing.

Great seeing the silhouettes in the trees- bats just being themselves. I thought -how lucky we are to to have this variety of wildlife in Australia. Not for long of course, with population growth and development on the march. We need to appreciate and learn about it whilst we still have it.You- Tube is a good vehicle.

[ElodyTamTam]

YouTube is a very, very good vehicle. Can't believe I haven't spent a penny to watch footage this brilliant. I feel like I owe something to that generous person who allowed me to watch this.

[juliakatherinehewett]

Thank you.QueenieAlexander2000 is a terrific film maker. I am glad she took the time to come and film me and Gracie, as it shows the world what wonderful animals we have here in Australia, but sadly, we are losing them due to habitat distruction and too many humans.

[danielleheffron]

This is amazing.... <3

[fivegurl]

Ok...this is beautiful footage and a huge big Hug to Bat carers all over australia and the world....just to let people know....please do not touch australian bats...unfortunantly some carry a virus that is deadly to humans...the virus is passd to human when bitten or scratched by an infected bat...Julia would be vacccinated against this virus as are all Bat handlers in Australia..please contact your nearest wildlife rescue group if you find one injured or orphaned..please do not touch!

[RogueFangee]

Thats nice, such a beautiful silhouette the bats have.

Love seeing native animals happy, that they are so interested in us, and so forgiving of our human race.

she is such a cutee though ;) and those little ears hear everything.

[batwhisperer]

This is just wonderful! I am microbat rehabber in California and I hope to one day do some volunteering at the Tolga Bat Hospital and get some fruit bat experience under my belt. They are truly sweet and beautiful animals!

[RogueFangee]

I love watching them in Melb, for a short time they 'culled' them. Thank god they are protected now. So beautiful.

Thank you this is a really sweet video- Gracie is very lovable.

I'm sure more people will fall inlove and learn more too.

[pysgodyna]

I WANT THIS VIDEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[ceruleanbat]

She is as remarkable as she is beautiful.

[doozerwelsh]

Im bats about bats.

[frogsntoads]

Would love to see more footage of Julia Buch-takes a special person indeed to care for wild animals.Would like to know her feelings on rereleasing her bats back to the wild and do they ever return to her?

[QueenieAlexander2000]

Yes they do return to her, but they tend to stop returning after they find a mate, as she says in the film. Gracie, when I took that film, was a free-roaming spirit, but she came back most days and hung out in a basket hanging in the kitchen or the back shed. My experience is that you can make friends with wild animals if they pass through your garden. There is another film on my channel about possums living in a kitchen in Brisbane - called A Hollow of one's own.

[RogueFangee]

Have to see that :) i look after orphan possums here in Victoria. One took longer to heal, and the age she was, she made her home outside mine, As she had just become so territorial, But is really nice, even when she ventures in to flush the toilet 20times or open and shut my draws to wake me up- But i love her, want her to have a safe place to come.

But where do i go to escape lol

[QueenieAlexander2000]

Julia Buch is also featured in the movie entitled "Baby Ringtail Possum". I have tons of footage of Julia, with interesting commentaries... I have SO much footage of so much... that I am light-years behind the editing.

[starrysky2222]

they are so adorable!!! love the ears!!! one of the most gorgeous creatures on earth by far. :)

[lovewithacapitalL]

My god, Julia has the best job ever.

[QueenieAlexander2000]

Julia Buch doesn't do this for a living; in fact she has an industrial injury and struggles to work for a living. Take note of her email address (end of the movie) and consider helping her out financially, maybe. Strangely, in this overpeopled world, people like Julia are far and few between. If I could I would set Julia up with a million dollars, just to make a difference in the world.

[flyingfoxbatz]

she IS lovely! oooo how i want one but i no i could never get 1

[frogsntoads]

Gracie is a pure joy to behold. Thank you for sharing her with us. Bats are amazing and Love how she hangs on with those tiny feet. Please keep us updated- can't wait to see her babies.

[RPMIII]

What a cool creature.

[lenaw70]

SO neat!!!