Baby bat doesn’t want to let her bottle go: this is Piccalilli

Piccalilli is an orphan Grey-Headed Flying-Fox whose mother was found dead in a gutter with little Piccalilli clinging to her. She was dropped into a vet by the member of public. She’s very possessive of her bottle and has mastered the art of turning onto her belly and protecting her bottle with her whole body. She’s 2.5 weeks old in this video. She will remain in home care till she’s 3 months old, then go to creche. When the hand raised babies are 3 months old, they go into a creche, where they join other orphans and form a group. They learn batty etiquette and how to live in a batty shrug off their human mums and want to be with the other batties. When they are emotionally and physically ready, and uninjured, and around 4-5 months old, they’re put into a release cage under a colony and they can integrate into the colony and fly out with the wild bats. If they can’t find enough food, they can always come back to the cage for a feed. Support feeding is put