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LeenZuydgeest — Common vampire bat

Published: 2011-03-03 19:24:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 3843; Favourites: 89; Downloads: 0
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Description Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus.
watercolour, gouache.

One of five bat-portraits for the educational expodition in the "Bat cave" in Rotterdam Zoo.

See also:

Vlad Tepes [link]

Count Dracula [link]

Greater bulldog bat [link]
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Comments: 25

mantisngo2468 [2020-06-10 07:15:35 +0000 UTC]

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buried-legacy [2018-12-23 07:45:52 +0000 UTC]

Great work.

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Lutra75 [2014-08-25 20:36:29 +0000 UTC]

Lovely done

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buried-legacy In reply to Lutra75 [2018-12-23 07:46:07 +0000 UTC]

Don't you mean nicely done?

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Lutra75 In reply to buried-legacy [2018-12-23 09:00:25 +0000 UTC]

Of course

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buried-legacy In reply to Lutra75 [2018-12-23 19:33:20 +0000 UTC]

Indeed

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Vaprrenon [2014-04-02 18:58:45 +0000 UTC]

Daw, lookit that adorable face! <3

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LeenZuydgeest In reply to Vaprrenon [2014-04-03 14:02:50 +0000 UTC]

Beware if it doesn't come off your face anymore!

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Tauchawee [2014-04-01 12:12:46 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely stunning work, the detail is incredible!

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LeenZuydgeest In reply to Tauchawee [2014-04-03 14:02:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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MugoUrth [2013-02-28 23:30:45 +0000 UTC]

Why does that face make me laugh so much?

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LeenZuydgeest In reply to MugoUrth [2013-03-03 15:55:51 +0000 UTC]

Eh, I don't know, maybe someone you know?

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TheFredricus [2012-09-17 18:30:54 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, it's adorable! Great work! Love the details.

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LeenZuydgeest In reply to TheFredricus [2012-09-20 19:19:32 +0000 UTC]

Adorable? I've never seen a vampire that way!

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TheFredricus In reply to LeenZuydgeest [2012-09-20 19:48:52 +0000 UTC]

Well, I think tarantulas are adorable, too

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LeenZuydgeest In reply to TheFredricus [2012-09-22 13:40:39 +0000 UTC]

Furry arctic foxes instead are quite horrible!

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CreatureInTheClouds [2012-01-27 21:29:31 +0000 UTC]

Featured here: [link]

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LeenZuydgeest In reply to CreatureInTheClouds [2012-01-29 09:13:48 +0000 UTC]

Hey, thanks for the feature!

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CreatureInTheClouds In reply to LeenZuydgeest [2012-01-29 22:33:15 +0000 UTC]

No problem.

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RattyCat [2011-08-28 06:42:01 +0000 UTC]

Itty bitty batty . They are cute, and you've done a really good job on this.

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LeenZuydgeest In reply to RattyCat [2011-08-28 19:16:29 +0000 UTC]

Heheha, thank you, and thanks for the favs by the way...

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AthenaTT [2011-03-30 19:44:50 +0000 UTC]

GREAT job!!! Very real, such details, love the color!

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3litza [2011-03-04 16:46:43 +0000 UTC]

d'awwww it's so cute :3 and you've done an awesome job at portraiting ^^

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LeenZuydgeest In reply to 3litza [2011-03-05 20:21:21 +0000 UTC]

A 'cute' blood-sucking vampire, okay, that's one way to look at it. Thank you!

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3litza In reply to LeenZuydgeest [2011-03-10 20:06:34 +0000 UTC]

yes, such things can be cute, too, but unfortunately too few people realize this ^^
oh and i'm a crazy person who thinks almost everything that looks like an animal is cute...

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