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NPR's Pet Getting Ready to Fly Again

Name NPR's pet bat/Video by Bill Chappell and Wright Bryan

Back in December, we followed the case of a tiny silver-haired bat that had taken up residence in the crevice of a Washington, D.C., building. We fell in love with the bat and took pictures and video before, one day, it disappeared.

It turns out Bat Mitzvah got dehydrated and was taken to a bat hospital, where she was to spend the winter recovering before heading for the wild again. Now Leslie Sturges of Bat World NOVA sends an update:

"I put her in the flight cage tonight for a couple hours to get her wings back. She's definitely capable of flight, but it's tiring for her. . . . We just didn't get any warm snaps that lasted long enough for her to go this winter, and spring has refused to stick around long enough to put her out in the flight cage overnight. This weekend looks good, so maybe she can get some flight exercise and can go next week. Keep your fingers crossed for warm nights!"

Laura Conaway

8:47 AM ET | 04-17-2008 | permalink

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Great bat update. Today, we sponsored a bat from Bat World NOVA. Save the bats!

Sent by Lee Mosher | 1:17 PM ET | 04-17-2008

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