Spectacled Flying Fox at Tolga Bat Hospital: this is Funny Face

Funny Face is an adult female Spectacled FlyingFox who was rescued as a juvenile. She had cleft lip and a tiny defect, hole in her palate. Nobody is sure if this is an injury or a birth defect. She has a slightly misaligned jaw, which is foreshortened; she also has noticeably poppy eyes (exophthalmos). We re not sure how she survived so long in the wild if she had a birth defect, but she came into care as a juvenile. In care, she s managing quite well except you can see she snorts the smoothie out her nose. She never seems to breathe it in or get aspiration pneumonia, but unless she s separated permanently from the other bats, she is always going to have access to their food, and she chooses to eat the smoothie. She is given a supplement which is special and just for her but she still chooses to slurp the smoothie. She is a happy member of the aviary and is doing well. She has found her furever home at Tolga Bat Hospital.