A Lone Fruit Bat Swims Gracefully Across a Pond at the Nek Chand Rock Garden in Chandigarh, India

While visiting the Nek Chand Rock Garden in Chandigarh, India in 2014, photographer Krishnendu Mitra captured several videos of a lone fruit bat (pteropus) swimming across a pond using a breaststroke-style movement to gracefully propel through the water. While bats don’t normally swim, it’s not incredibly unusual for the flying fox to take to water in pursuit of a meal.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.

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