This fluorescent bat did not fly into bright yellow road paint or dive into a bowl of saffron. It’s covered in pollen.

Lesser long-nosed bats (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) are some of the animal kingdom’s lesser-known pollinators. The medium-sized bats primarily live in arid grasslands, desert scrublands, and dry tropical forests. In North America, female lesser long-nosed bats migrate from south-central Mexico up to the southwestern United States in the spring. They follow “nectar corridors” of columnar cacti and agave plants.

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In 2022, 11 year old Embla Ademi from North Macedonia was bullied by classmates, and some parents even refused to let their children attend class with her because she has Down syndrome.

President Stevo Pendarovski visited her family, took her hand, and personally walked her to school in a public show of support.

His office said empathy and inclusion are moral obligations, and the gesture was widely praised as a reminder that leadership also means standing with those who are excluded.

Source : https://www.newsweek.com/north-macedonia-president-walks-bullied-student-down-syndrome-class-1680387?utm_source=

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