Real or Fake? Giant Bat

Venomous1111 · Mar 13, 2012

A mate sent me this on facebook and said it was a giant bat that was captured and killed in the Philippines what do you think? Personally it looks a bit suss to me especially because it looks like it's puffing on a giant joint..

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repty23 · Mar 13, 2012

Chanzey · Mar 13, 2012

Only looks huge because its up close to the camera

Wrightpython · Mar 13, 2012

Fake biggest bats are our own flying foxes
They are the military with coloured rifles designed to shoot blanks why are they in photo if its about bats. I reckon there are hootchies or tarps to civies in original photo and have been cropped and bat overlayed. Also its middle of the day and that bat has got to be 15 foot wing span 6ft body complete crap also by facial shape its a fruit eater and it would need a lot at that, wouldnt want to be crapped on by it. look at the size of the bayonet above its head

Darlyn · Mar 13, 2012

I don't think that bat looks any bigger than the ones that fly round up here all the time? (Flying foxes)

Having said that, I'm blind in one eye and long sighted in the other so my depth perception is pretty screwy

Origamislice · Mar 13, 2012

theres also a giant knife hanging over its head. dont understand that

Venomous1111 · Mar 13, 2012

Wrightpython said:
Fake biggest bats are our own flying foxes
They are the military with coloured rifles designed to shoot blanks why are they in photo if its about bats. I reckon there are hootchies or tarps to civies in original photo and have been cropped and bat overlayed. Also its middle of the day and that bat has got to be 15 foot wing span 6ft body complete crap also by facial shape its a fruit eater and it would need a lot at that, wouldnt want to be crapped on by it. look at the size of the bayonet above its head

your half right mate apparently the largest bat in the world (in weight) is the Giant golden crowned fruit bat which is what this is a apparently.

Chanzey · Mar 13, 2012

orangesnake101 said:
theres also a giant knife hanging over its head. dont understand that

Oh wow didn't even see that knife lol,
big smoker aswell

richoman_3 · Mar 13, 2012

jeez that looks freaky :S

Echiopsis · Mar 13, 2012

Wrightpython said:
Fake biggest bats are our own flying foxes
They are the military with coloured rifles designed to shoot blanks why are they in photo if its about bats. I reckon there are hootchies or tarps to civies in original photo and have been cropped and bat overlayed. Also its middle of the day and that bat has got to be 15 foot wing span 6ft body complete crap also by facial shape its a fruit eater and it would need a lot at that, wouldnt want to be crapped on by it. look at the size of the bayonet above its head

Whered you get 15 foot from? Use the bayonet above it as a scale and measure it out, comes out around 6 foot wing span which isnt much bigger than this species apparently gets. What does the time of day have to do with anything?

JungleManSam · Mar 13, 2012

The guys in the photo look suss. Just look at them. Snooping around.

Wrightpython · Mar 13, 2012

Echiopsis said:
Whered you get 15 foot from? Use the bayonet above it as a scale and measure it out, comes out around 6 foot wing span which isnt much bigger than this species apparently gets. What does the time of day have to do with anything?

i didnt see the knife till after so wing span was measured by way of mans head averaged 11 inches from top to bottom and 16 head lengths from tip to tip, it was just a guess to overkill the fact its fake. Time of day being we only get them of night time not when its bright and sunny so if thats wrong after all we are talking about fake photo so does it really matter

AndrewHenderson · Mar 13, 2012

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Venomous1111 · Mar 13, 2012

AndrewHenderson said:
That's not a giant bat, This is a giant bat Baseball Bat Factory | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

hahahahaha

Echiopsis · Mar 13, 2012

Wrightpython said:
i didnt see the knife till after so wing span was measured by way of mans head averaged 11 inches from top to bottom and 16 head lengths from tip to tip, it was just a guess to overkill the fact its fake. Time of day being we only get them of night time not when its bright and sunny so if thats wrong after all we are talking about fake photo so does it really matter

Have you read anything about giant golden crowned flying foxes? Or are you basing your posts on facts pulled from the air randomly? Go have a read, theres no reason for you to call fake on this one.

The thing is tied to a post, i dont think it got to choose what time the photo was taken :lol:

Gibblore · Mar 13, 2012

Agh!!!

tarafritz2011 · Mar 13, 2012

I'm not calling fake or real, but photographing with the standing man directly under the bats body gives the illusion that they are the same height, when it is more likely that the bat is in the foreground.

thomasssss · Mar 13, 2012

Wrightpython said:
Time of day being we only get them of night time not when its bright and sunny so if thats wrong after all we are talking about fake photo so does it really matter

the thing looks dead to me so the time of day is irrelevant unless they are some new type of vampire bat that turns to dust after nightfall

and i think its real just tricky photography kinda like when you make it look like you have a little person standing in your hand

Jande · Mar 13, 2012

I really don't know to be honest. I know some bats can get quite large so it's probably not impossible. And yeah I can't really tell what's in its mouth or why there's a large knife over it's head. The knife seems huge to me, so that's the part I'd be suss about. Have fun holding that in one hand! :shock:

Wrightpython · Mar 14, 2012

Echiopsis said:
Have you read anything about giant golden crowned flying foxes? Or are you basing your posts on facts pulled from the air randomly? Go have a read, theres no reason for you to call fake on this one.

The thing is tied to a post, i dont think it got to choose what time the photo was taken :lol:

ok then ill agree 100 % with you this photo is 100 % genuine are you happy now. The bayonet must be huge to so im guessing but i reckon it fits an abrahms gun barrel

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