2026 Bat Beauty Contest Round 3

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The bat beauty contest is heating up! 🦇 Follow along with BLM and cast your vote for your favorite. It's Day 3 of our Bat Beauty Contest! Today, we have Batty White, a hairy-legged vampire bat, vs Chappell Flown, a Mexican greater funnel-eared bat. She's hairy. She's leggy. Meet Batty White! Named for an icon who proved that staying fabulous forever is always in style. Batty is a hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata), one of only three vampire bat species on the planet. That’s an exclusive club! This nocturnal golden girl spends her nights roosting in cozy hideaways and sipping on her preferred vintage: bird blood. Forget the cheesecake, darling. That signature leg fuzz isn't just a beauty statement. Scientists think it may help her sense vibrations and navigate while climbing around in the dark to find her next meal. Beauty, brains, and built-in night vision vibes? That’s one multi-talented queen. Thank you for being a bat, Ms. White🎵 Make this legend’s dreams come true and vote Batty White for Bat Beauty Queen 2026. It’s your favorite bat’s favorite bat! Introducing CHAPPELL FLOWN 💖 This feminomenon is a Mexican greater funnel-eared bat (Natalus mexicanus), named for its uniquely shaped ears. These insect-eating, vibrant-haired icons form colonies of up to 300 bats, creating real Pink Batty Clubs in caves across the Americas. Next time you see a bat After Midnight, remember: She’s not just serving looks wearing glitter and lashes, she’s serving the ecosystem. Bats are unsung pop stars devouring pests, pollinating plants, and dispersing seeds. She gets the job done! Good luck, babe! Help Chappell Flown ascend to stardom in the Bat Beauty Contest. Cast your vote for your favorite Round 3 contestant ➡️ https://ow.ly/8o1Z5100NXz 📸: Photos courtesy of Jose G. Martinez-Fonseca, Wildlife Photographer Bat Week Bat Conservation International U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Department of the Interior