PORTLAND, Oregon — Move over, Fat Bear Week. A bat beauty contest is now stepping up to the plate.
The United States' Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has hosted the online competition since 2019 to raise awareness about the animal's ecological importance. The federal agency posts photos of bats on its Facebook and Instagram accounts, and then asks people to vote for the cutest one. The bats are part of wild populations living on public lands and are photographed by agency staff.
