The Bat Who Learned to Hate Humans

I know we shouldn’t project emotions onto animals. However, the temptation overwhelms me when I see animals in situations that seem to demand a specific response.


Honestly, I couldn’t tell you what this bat is thinking, but I’d still bet that its mood when this photo was taken could be expressed with something beginning with the words “You son of a bitch.”

(Image of stripe-faced fruit bat via Smithsonian Magazine’s article “Meet the new species.”)

Emoting animals, previously:

• Innocent joy
• Haughtiness
  
• Drowsy contentment
  
• Quizzicalness
  
• Anger at having realized its lot in life
• Menace and/or grumpiness as a result of gas pain