Eating bats is a very bad idea. Nearly as bad as poking sticks inside them and playing about with the result in labs. Pretty easy to see why stories dwelling on the dark side of these creatures developed and why they should be left alone and admired with a little distance!
"...at the edge of day and night they are seen as liminal beings and not part of the natural order. This liminality gives bats a supernatural air that further heightens mystery and distrust as they cross the borders between birds and mammals, day and night."
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Eating bats is a very bad idea. Nearly as bad as poking sticks inside them and playing about with the result in labs. Pretty easy to see why stories dwelling on the dark side of these creatures developed and why they should be left alone and admired with a little distance!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14434117/doctors-mystery-illness-congo-people-die-symptoms.html
'Doctors sound alarm over mystery illness in Congo after 50 people die within hours of symptoms'
"According to the WHO's Africa office, the first outbreak started in the town of Boloko after three children reportedly ate a dead bat."
https://folklorethursday.com/folktales/bats-in-mythology-and-folklore-around-the-world/
"...at the edge of day and night they are seen as liminal beings and not part of the natural order. This liminality gives bats a supernatural air that further heightens mystery and distrust as they cross the borders between birds and mammals, day and night."