![Bizarre bat behavior: Oral sex, pollinating tequila, sharing meals, drinking blood, males lactating. Bizarre bat behavior: Oral sex, pollinating tequila, sharing meals, drinking blood, males lactating.](https://compote.slate.com/images/5d00f533-4141-4fd1-a3e8-e061b2558453.jpg)
Bizarre bat behavior: Oral sex, pollinating tequila, sharing meals, drinking blood, males lactating.
![Love has no frontiers: female of the Greater Noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus) migrates from France to mate with males from the Iberian Peninsula - SECEMU Love has no frontiers: female of the Greater Noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus) migrates from France to mate with males from the Iberian Peninsula - SECEMU](http://secemu.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/47_1.jpg)
Love has no frontiers: female of the Greater Noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus) migrates from France to mate with males from the Iberian Peninsula - SECEMU
![Female Peter's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Micropteropus pussilus) flying with a baby on her belly, Ghana Stock Photo - Alamy Female Peter's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Micropteropus pussilus) flying with a baby on her belly, Ghana Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DGX0C9/female-peters-dwarf-epauletted-fruit-bat-micropteropus-pussilus-flying-DGX0C9.jpg)
Female Peter's dwarf epauletted fruit bat (Micropteropus pussilus) flying with a baby on her belly, Ghana Stock Photo - Alamy
![Female Bat Breastfeeding Her Baby Stock Photo - Download Image Now - Bat - Animal, Flying Fox, Breastfeeding - iStock Female Bat Breastfeeding Her Baby Stock Photo - Download Image Now - Bat - Animal, Flying Fox, Breastfeeding - iStock](https://media.istockphoto.com/id/687931234/photo/female-bat-breastfeeding-her-baby.jpg?s=1024x1024&w=is&k=20&c=w3XzQNieWBfS8TkxdaHjaSK5XPzA8ZxHEcWiVhJMXgM=)
Female Bat Breastfeeding Her Baby Stock Photo - Download Image Now - Bat - Animal, Flying Fox, Breastfeeding - iStock
![A colony of endangered Indiana bats in Vermont could hold lessons for the species' recovery | WBUR News A colony of endangered Indiana bats in Vermont could hold lessons for the species' recovery | WBUR News](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2022/07/VPR-BAT1000.jpg)
A colony of endangered Indiana bats in Vermont could hold lessons for the species' recovery | WBUR News
![Natter's Bat - female with young Photos, Natter's Bat - female with young Images, Nature Wildlife Pictures | NaturePhoto Natter's Bat - female with young Photos, Natter's Bat - female with young Images, Nature Wildlife Pictures | NaturePhoto](https://www.naturephoto-cz.com/photos/andera/natters-bat-female-with-young-71x_natm.jpg)
Natter's Bat - female with young Photos, Natter's Bat - female with young Images, Nature Wildlife Pictures | NaturePhoto
![The ability of female bats to store sperm within their reproductive tract, often for months at a time, has lead to intense sperm competition between males. This explains the relatively large testes The ability of female bats to store sperm within their reproductive tract, often for months at a time, has lead to intense sperm competition between males. This explains the relatively large testes](https://external-preview.redd.it/XLC8S_zXgYc9M7HX0Btth5nivrb_g2JzlHE-pOwQriQ.jpg?auto=webp&s=7ded69103b1ef599f5d859983ca738dfaf1cd272)
The ability of female bats to store sperm within their reproductive tract, often for months at a time, has lead to intense sperm competition between males. This explains the relatively large testes
![Female Bat Breastfeeding Her Baby Stock Photo - Download Image Now - Bat - Animal, Flying Fox, Breastfeeding - iStock Female Bat Breastfeeding Her Baby Stock Photo - Download Image Now - Bat - Animal, Flying Fox, Breastfeeding - iStock](https://media.istockphoto.com/id/697348316/photo/female-bat-breastfeeding-her-baby.jpg?s=170667a&w=0&k=20&c=etKUeHIPiqvgplJg8Z4wHMoCs5RcSBvWXFvquagFeu8=)