• Andonyx
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    7 days ago

    Is that an injury? Or do bat wings have vents?

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      7 days ago

      It’s an injury, sadly, but doesn’t look like it’s negatively affecting her quality of life because of how small it is.

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          Generally, the skin of the wings is highly elastic and incredibly efficient at regenerating. They can heal well, but unfortunately I have also read of cases where something like barbed wire cause extensive damage that necessitated euthanasia.

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        7 days ago

        Wrong, it’s a wing piercing hole from the bat’s rebellious days (that’s why it’s only on the left side, that’s the cool side to get a piercing). Takes a while for those gauge wingrings to heal.