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NatGeo cameras capture this unusually graceful bat for the first time ever.

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[XOTheCrystalStarrOX]

That's the cutest little bat I've ever seen :-)

[Losaru]

If you were to see it at first, you'd think he was a freak of nature, when in reality, it is a vital animal for one plant's survival

[TeannaWolf]

Such a beautiful creature, with fascinating biology! Loved watching this part of the series! =)

[parasitecat]

They made the nectar look so tasty... I want a sip too, mr. Bat!

[ShadowWolfTJC]

I wonder, if these bats, or hummingbirds of the night as I'd like to call them, manage to survive long enough to evolve, would they eventually grow anteater-like snouts to reach deeper into the plants?

[EyegisGarr]

There is a large list of similar bats which also have tongues like that, so yes, the bat evolved first.

[OssamaHassanein]

Dina, what an amazing video and what astonishing talent in photography! So much to learn from and about nature. Thanks a million for sharing, I love it.

[frellthat]

The two species have likely evolved together.

[nickaidiRAS]

WOW! amazing capture, wonder what kinda of camera was used?

[DiamondLongplays]

awesome, very glad I just subbed to this channel recently for all the great videos I have been watching on it for a year

[persephonethebookdragon]

Hummingbird: Who are you?

Tube Lipped Nectar Bat: I'm you, but Nighttime Edition. :3

[QQPwndNoobRageQuit]

Cool video. Not a commercial. Not blocked.

[michaelrhaupertjr]

Which came first; the bat or the flower?

[JesusSkateboardsdotnet]

care to specify a date? didn t think so....and for the record, the cheeky magical hyrax is obviously the all powerful deity of this universe...

[wchubacca]

yup, had my own ideas of what I was about to see as well lol

[itsamemario]

Do they? Because many rats live up to 10 years. Had one for 8 years myself.

[BananaMike]

... Anyone else misread the title as 'lube-tipped nectar bat'?

[EspinosaJoey]

How can the narrator say that "necessity is the mother of evolution, " and use this as an example? Later in the video, he says that the plant would not exist without the bat. So, did the bat's tongue evolve before the plant existed? If so, why?

[itsamemario]

They also eat insects and stuff. Who knows, maybe they used to be like flying ant eaters.

[kyardotcom]

NETGEO needs to run some 1 hour thingy here. come on guys. can you put some episodes of locked up abroad. short clips of 3 mins is like a slap for many of us who love nature videos. please add videos upto 30 minutes if 1 hour is too much for you. please. just a request from someone who loves your videos but can't afford cables to watch your channels on air.