This bat is the only remaining native land mammal in Hawaiʻi, & now listed as an endangered species. ‘Ōpe‘ape‘a in Hawaiian means “half-leaf", referring to the resemblance of the bat's open wing to part of the taro leaf. This wingspan can be about one foot (30 cm) wide. 🦇
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ʻŌpeʻapeʻa - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
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October 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This bat is the only remaining native land mammal in Hawaiʻi, & now listed as an endangered species. ‘Ōpe‘ape‘a in Hawaiian means “half-leaf", referring to the resemblance of the bat's open wing to part of the taro leaf. This wingspan can be about one foot (30 cm) wide. 🦇
#HawaiianBat #Batweek
#HawaiianBat #Batweek
🦇 Shy & solitary, the Hawaiian hoary bat is so rare—most people have never seen one. But if you are in the right place 🌳 (the edge of a forest) at the right time 🌅 (around sunset), you may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse.
#HawaiianBat #BatLove 🖤
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#HawaiianBat #BatLove 🖤
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October 29, 2024 at 9:24 PM
🦇 Shy & solitary, the Hawaiian hoary bat is so rare—most people have never seen one. But if you are in the right place 🌳 (the edge of a forest) at the right time 🌅 (around sunset), you may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse.
#HawaiianBat #BatLove 🖤
Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/haw...
#HawaiianBat #BatLove 🖤
Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/haw...
Happy #Batweek! 🦇
Shy & solitary, the Hawaiian hoary bat is so rare that most people have never seen one. But if you're in the right place (the edge of a forest) at the right time (around sunset), you may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of one heading out to hunt for beetles & moths.
#HawaiianBat
Shy & solitary, the Hawaiian hoary bat is so rare that most people have never seen one. But if you're in the right place (the edge of a forest) at the right time (around sunset), you may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of one heading out to hunt for beetles & moths.
#HawaiianBat
The Hawaiian Bat ʻŌpeʻapeʻa
Shy and solitary, the Hawaiian hoary bat is so rare that most people have never seen one. But if you are in the right place (the edge of a forest) at the right time (around sunset), you may be lucky e...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Happy #Batweek! 🦇
Shy & solitary, the Hawaiian hoary bat is so rare that most people have never seen one. But if you're in the right place (the edge of a forest) at the right time (around sunset), you may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of one heading out to hunt for beetles & moths.
#HawaiianBat
Shy & solitary, the Hawaiian hoary bat is so rare that most people have never seen one. But if you're in the right place (the edge of a forest) at the right time (around sunset), you may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of one heading out to hunt for beetles & moths.
#HawaiianBat