After freezing temps caused the bats to go into hypothermic shock and fall to the ground, the Houston Humane Society says they've been placed in 'warming boxes and incubators' before giving them fluids and foods to aid in recovery.
This after the freezing temperatures caused the bats to go into hypothermic shock and lose their grip before falling to the ground.
After getting stricken with hypothermia, the bats lost their grip and fell to the ground at Waugh Bridge in Pearland, Texas A rescue effort, led by Wildlife Director Mary Warwick, will personally be working with about 80 rescued Mexican free-tailed bats and begin rehabilitation. More than 600 of the bats belong to a colony at Waugh Bridge, where their nightly flight is a popular site for the community. Many of these bats affected by the freeze, the press release explained, have since been placed in "warming boxes and incubators.
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