Honduran "Rainforest Fluffballs" Enchant the Web

Like many internet memes, it all began with a post on Cute Overload. Now, photos of these "Rainforest Fluffballs" -- aka, the Honduran white bat -- are bouncing from site to site, melting the hearts of everybody who views them. (Click on the photo for a larger image.)

The Honduran white bat is endemic to Central America, and ranges between 37 and 47 millimeters in size. As pictured, the tiny bats create tents from the leaves of the Heliconia plant, and cuddle there in small colonies of one male and five or six females. If you're lucky enough to spy some in the rainforests of Central America, be careful not to disturb them (as much as you want to cuddle a handful!).

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