MEET Emily, Charlotte and Anne - three bats found in a Thornton roof whose new home is a replica of the Brontes’ birthplace in the village. The Pipistrelle bats, found at South Square Centre during restoration work, have been named after the Bronte sisters. And the South Square team has worked with local ecologists on creating a rather special home for the nocturnal creatures. “Thornton is famous for being the birthplace of the Brontes,” said Yvonne Carmichael, director of the centre. “South Square does a lot of work around the family, so it was only right that we named our bats after the three remarkable sisters.
eyes at some point. it s going viral. now something very different to show you. and that s baby bats. whoever thought bats could be so cute. these are rescued bats. something happened to their mom. so they were taken in by the australian bat clinic and trauma center. they were snuggled up in blankets. about to be fed with some sort of bottle device. who knew you could swaddle a bat? most bats are vegetarian. they eat a lot of mosquitoes. i looked into getting a bat box because they eat so many. you can buy a bat box. come live with us and eat our mosquitoes. that s the idea behind it. those are two very different stories. the third, a completely different direction as well. the ugly christmas sweater.