For Reddit user Soulhacler, the day started off like any other. He plugged in his headphones and switched on his computer. That’s when he recognized something was wrong: he had a fuzzy creature in his ear.
Overnight, a little animal had climbed inside his headset, deciding it was the ideal spot for a nap.
The animal’s fur blended in so well with his headphones that Soulhacler didn’t even notice he was there.
“Its fur was really soft and felt like a cat’s fur touching against your ear,” Soulhacler told The Dodo. “I really didn’t know what it could have been, and when I looked, at first I thought it was a mouse.”
Soulhacler recognized the small animal was actually a bat when he studied his headphones.
“It must have gotten through the roof somehow,” Soulhacler remarked, despite the fact that the workplace is new. “I learnt that bats migrate, therefore it probably came into the office building to rest.”
When it came to assisting his new teammate, Soulhacler was remarkably calm. He let the small bat wake up naturally on his desk and crawl around for a while before directing him into a cardboard box. Aside from being somewhat dehydrated, the bat appeared to be in good health.
“I also discovered that bats cannot fly like birds,” Soulhacler added. “It must lift off from a hanging position to fly.” To take flight, they must be at least 2 to 3 feet above the ground, perched on a tree or limb.”
Soulhacler and his coworkers called nearby bat conservation organizations until they found one willing to take in the wayward bat. Soulhacler hadn’t planned on helping an animal that day, but the bat clearly chose the right headphones for his stopover.
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