Dracul-aww! Adorable baby bat the size of a £2 coin is nursed back to health after tumbling down a chimney
- The animal hadn’t sustained any injuries after its tumble but was dehydrated
- The bat is believed to be juvenile pipistrelle which reaches around 5g fully grown
- Was uninjured by its tumble down the chimney but had become dehydrated
- Taken to Wildlife Aid Foundation in Surrey after being discovered in fireplace
A baby bat smaller than a two pound coin has being been nursed back to health after falling down a chimney.
The tiny bat is believed to be a young pipistrelle, a diminutive species which sees fully-grown adults reach around just five grams (0.17oz) in body weight.
It was brought into the Wildlife Aid Foundation centre in Surrey after a homeowner discovered it in their fireplace.
The nocturnal animal hadn’t sustained any injuries after its tumble but was found to be dehydrated.
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A bat smaller than a two pound coin is being been nursed back to full health after falling down a chimney. The tiny bat is believed to be a baby pipistrelle (pictured)
The tiny creature was given an injection of fluids every hour by bat experts at the centre to bring its hydration levels back up to normal.
A spokeswoman at the foundation in Leatherhead said: ‘After ensuring the bat hadn’t sustained any injuries from the fall, we got to work administering a dose of fluids every hour to bring its hydration levels back up to normal.
‘Once this rather cute youngster was fully hydrated, we called upon one of our specialist bat carers, to take over.’
The bat is a pipistrelle, one of the most common breeds in the UK.
Pipistrelles have a life span of four to five years and weigh between three and eight grams.
The animals are seen around the UK and are sometimes spotted hunting for insects.
Colonies can also exist in the roof spaces of houses.
The poorly bat will continue to be looked after by the centre until it is strong enough to survive on its own in the wild.
Adults of the diminutive species reach around five grams (0.17oz) in body weight. It was treated at the Wildlife Aid Foundation centre in Surrey
The tiny creature was given an injection of fluids every hour by bat experts at the centre to bring its hydration levels back up to normal before being passed into the care of bat experts