Are bats creepy or cute? Alabama’s own “The Bat Lady” can help you decide -- and the answer is probably going to be cute.
Eufaula resident Vicky Beckham Smith started A-Z Animals in 2003, and while she offers programs on a wide variety of topics, it’s her “Batty about Bats” presentation that has become the most popular and has garnered her the nickname as “The Bat Lady”. Her “Batty for Bats” program has helped educate thousands of children and adults alike across the state about bats by giving them an up-close look at the flying creatures.
“I fell in love with bats after seeing one at age seven when a janitor at a church had hit him with a broom and put him in a jar,” said Smith. “I was fascinated while the adults were all saying it had rabies. I argued with them and ran to get an encyclopedia to prove them wrong. They wouldn’t listen and the poor little bat was tossed into the trash.
Eufaula resident Vicky Beckham Smith popular “Batty about Bats” educational program has garnered her the nickname as “The Bat Lady”. She has helped rehabilitate a variety of different species of bats over the past two decades. “One of my favorite little bats was severely injured by fireworks,” said Smith. “A family found him in their backyard on July 5. In order to save his life, the vet that they carried it to had to amputate his wing so, of course, he couldn’t go back to the wild.
“Everyone is always so excited to meet the bats up-close since they are presented in a safe way,” said Smith. “I am rabies vaccinated, and so are my bats. My Egyptian Fruit Bats do come out of the cage on my gloved hands for everyone to get a closer look. Many people are surprised to see how cute they are, saying that they have a dog like face. The native bats are usually sleeping through the program and people are often surprised how small they are when they are full grown.
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