Dr Kieran O'Malley
@kezomalley.bsky.social
Research Manager at African Bat Conservation @africanbatcon.bsky.social | PhD on barbastelle bats 🦇 | Bat Conservation Trust Vincent Weir Award winner 🏆 | Caver, climber, kayaker, mountain biker
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Here is a very cool piebald Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus labiatus) that we caught last month in Lilongwe, Malawi! 🦇
Piebaldism is a rare genetic condition caused by the absence of melonocytes in certain patches of skin and fur.
#bats #research #fieldwork #malawi #wildlife
Piebaldism is a rare genetic condition caused by the absence of melonocytes in certain patches of skin and fur.
#bats #research #fieldwork #malawi #wildlife
July 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Here is a very cool piebald Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus labiatus) that we caught last month in Lilongwe, Malawi! 🦇
Piebaldism is a rare genetic condition caused by the absence of melonocytes in certain patches of skin and fur.
#bats #research #fieldwork #malawi #wildlife
Piebaldism is a rare genetic condition caused by the absence of melonocytes in certain patches of skin and fur.
#bats #research #fieldwork #malawi #wildlife
Here’s a striking large-eared free-tailed bat (Otomops martiensseni) from Ntchisi Forest Reserve, one of Malawi’s last rainforests 🌳
This was the first record of this species in Malawi for @africanbatcon.bsky.social 🦇🎉
#bats #ntchisi #Malawi #conservation #fieldwork #rainforest
This was the first record of this species in Malawi for @africanbatcon.bsky.social 🦇🎉
#bats #ntchisi #Malawi #conservation #fieldwork #rainforest
June 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Here’s a striking large-eared free-tailed bat (Otomops martiensseni) from Ntchisi Forest Reserve, one of Malawi’s last rainforests 🌳
This was the first record of this species in Malawi for @africanbatcon.bsky.social 🦇🎉
#bats #ntchisi #Malawi #conservation #fieldwork #rainforest
This was the first record of this species in Malawi for @africanbatcon.bsky.social 🦇🎉
#bats #ntchisi #Malawi #conservation #fieldwork #rainforest
Many years later, I finally got a good slow-mo of a bat release—helped by the fact it was a big slow bat: the Wahlberg’s epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi), caught near the tea plantations of Mount Mulanje🦇⛰️☕️
#bats #Malawi #mulanje #mountmulanje #fieldwork #nature #wildlife #conservation
#bats #Malawi #mulanje #mountmulanje #fieldwork #nature #wildlife #conservation
May 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Many years later, I finally got a good slow-mo of a bat release—helped by the fact it was a big slow bat: the Wahlberg’s epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi), caught near the tea plantations of Mount Mulanje🦇⛰️☕️
#bats #Malawi #mulanje #mountmulanje #fieldwork #nature #wildlife #conservation
#bats #Malawi #mulanje #mountmulanje #fieldwork #nature #wildlife #conservation
Last month, my team at @africanbatcon.bsky.social did some research at Kuti Wildlife Reserve. Whilst there, we were joined by a few guests — free-tailed bat pups! 🦇
The pups had fallen from their roost, but we managed to reunite them with their mothers after some care
#Bats #Conservation #Wildlife
The pups had fallen from their roost, but we managed to reunite them with their mothers after some care
#Bats #Conservation #Wildlife
March 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last month, my team at @africanbatcon.bsky.social did some research at Kuti Wildlife Reserve. Whilst there, we were joined by a few guests — free-tailed bat pups! 🦇
The pups had fallen from their roost, but we managed to reunite them with their mothers after some care
#Bats #Conservation #Wildlife
The pups had fallen from their roost, but we managed to reunite them with their mothers after some care
#Bats #Conservation #Wildlife
Two for one! We knew from radiotracking that there were a few lions in the area, but it was a nice surprise to have them join us while we watched the cheetah. A worthwhile weekend escape with @leastracq.bsky.social to Liwonde National Park! 🦁🐆
#Wildlife #LiwondeNationalPark #Lions #Cheetah #Malawi
#Wildlife #LiwondeNationalPark #Lions #Cheetah #Malawi
March 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Two for one! We knew from radiotracking that there were a few lions in the area, but it was a nice surprise to have them join us while we watched the cheetah. A worthwhile weekend escape with @leastracq.bsky.social to Liwonde National Park! 🦁🐆
#Wildlife #LiwondeNationalPark #Lions #Cheetah #Malawi
#Wildlife #LiwondeNationalPark #Lions #Cheetah #Malawi
POV: You get distracted by some bats in a tree for just a moment… and a monkey steals your dinner 🐒🌳
#WildlifeEncounters #MonkeyBusiness #VervetMonkey #Monkey #Malawi #KutiWildlifeReserve
#WildlifeEncounters #MonkeyBusiness #VervetMonkey #Monkey #Malawi #KutiWildlifeReserve
February 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
POV: You get distracted by some bats in a tree for just a moment… and a monkey steals your dinner 🐒🌳
#WildlifeEncounters #MonkeyBusiness #VervetMonkey #Monkey #Malawi #KutiWildlifeReserve
#WildlifeEncounters #MonkeyBusiness #VervetMonkey #Monkey #Malawi #KutiWildlifeReserve
Myself and the @africanbatcon.bsky.social team have escaped the city for some fieldwork at Kuti Wildlife Reserve, helping a student investigate how lighting affects bat behaviour! 🦇🌿
We started the day with a few zebras for company at breakfast! 🦓☕
#Fieldwork #WildlifeConservation #Bats #Malawi
We started the day with a few zebras for company at breakfast! 🦓☕
#Fieldwork #WildlifeConservation #Bats #Malawi
February 5, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Myself and the @africanbatcon.bsky.social team have escaped the city for some fieldwork at Kuti Wildlife Reserve, helping a student investigate how lighting affects bat behaviour! 🦇🌿
We started the day with a few zebras for company at breakfast! 🦓☕
#Fieldwork #WildlifeConservation #Bats #Malawi
We started the day with a few zebras for company at breakfast! 🦓☕
#Fieldwork #WildlifeConservation #Bats #Malawi
Straw-coloured fruit bats emerging at dusk! 🦇
My team at @africanbatcon.bsky.social and Land & Lake Safaris hosted a bat walk in Lilongwe on Friday, where we were joined by around 80 people. Great to see so much interest in bats!
#conservation #bats #nature #lilongwe #malawi #fruitbats #wildlife
My team at @africanbatcon.bsky.social and Land & Lake Safaris hosted a bat walk in Lilongwe on Friday, where we were joined by around 80 people. Great to see so much interest in bats!
#conservation #bats #nature #lilongwe #malawi #fruitbats #wildlife
January 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Straw-coloured fruit bats emerging at dusk! 🦇
My team at @africanbatcon.bsky.social and Land & Lake Safaris hosted a bat walk in Lilongwe on Friday, where we were joined by around 80 people. Great to see so much interest in bats!
#conservation #bats #nature #lilongwe #malawi #fruitbats #wildlife
My team at @africanbatcon.bsky.social and Land & Lake Safaris hosted a bat walk in Lilongwe on Friday, where we were joined by around 80 people. Great to see so much interest in bats!
#conservation #bats #nature #lilongwe #malawi #fruitbats #wildlife
It was nice to spend a few weeks away from Malawi and back to the UK for some miserable weather. New Years in the Lake District was particularly wet and windy, but otherwise fun 🌬🌧⛰️
#lakedistrict #outdoors #hiking #nature #lakes #mountains #lakewindermere #coniston #pikeofblisco
#lakedistrict #outdoors #hiking #nature #lakes #mountains #lakewindermere #coniston #pikeofblisco
January 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It was nice to spend a few weeks away from Malawi and back to the UK for some miserable weather. New Years in the Lake District was particularly wet and windy, but otherwise fun 🌬🌧⛰️
#lakedistrict #outdoors #hiking #nature #lakes #mountains #lakewindermere #coniston #pikeofblisco
#lakedistrict #outdoors #hiking #nature #lakes #mountains #lakewindermere #coniston #pikeofblisco
Revisited Nkhoma mountain for some bouldering last weekend. Very fortunate to have this amazing spot just a short drive from Lilongwe! 🧗♂️⛰️
@leastracq.bsky.social #bouldrering #climbing #mountains #nkhoma #Malawi #outdoors #nature #adventure
@leastracq.bsky.social #bouldrering #climbing #mountains #nkhoma #Malawi #outdoors #nature #adventure
December 16, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Revisited Nkhoma mountain for some bouldering last weekend. Very fortunate to have this amazing spot just a short drive from Lilongwe! 🧗♂️⛰️
@leastracq.bsky.social #bouldrering #climbing #mountains #nkhoma #Malawi #outdoors #nature #adventure
@leastracq.bsky.social #bouldrering #climbing #mountains #nkhoma #Malawi #outdoors #nature #adventure
One of the few free-tailed bats we caught last night with @africanbatcon.bsky.social 🦇
This one's most likely the white-bellied (Mops niveiventer) or the Angolan (Mops condylurus) free-tailed bat.
#Bats #Conservation #Surveys #Lilongwe #Malawi
This one's most likely the white-bellied (Mops niveiventer) or the Angolan (Mops condylurus) free-tailed bat.
#Bats #Conservation #Surveys #Lilongwe #Malawi
December 10, 2024 at 11:56 AM
One of the few free-tailed bats we caught last night with @africanbatcon.bsky.social 🦇
This one's most likely the white-bellied (Mops niveiventer) or the Angolan (Mops condylurus) free-tailed bat.
#Bats #Conservation #Surveys #Lilongwe #Malawi
This one's most likely the white-bellied (Mops niveiventer) or the Angolan (Mops condylurus) free-tailed bat.
#Bats #Conservation #Surveys #Lilongwe #Malawi
Attending the Mayor of Lilongwe's Ball on behalf of African Bat Conservation definitely wasn’t on my bingo card for this year! 💃🕺
(For context: I was a broke unemployed PhD graduate living in the UK back in January 😂)
#Lilongwe #Malawi #CinderellaStory #Ball #Bats #Mayor #Conservation #LifeGoals
(For context: I was a broke unemployed PhD graduate living in the UK back in January 😂)
#Lilongwe #Malawi #CinderellaStory #Ball #Bats #Mayor #Conservation #LifeGoals
December 1, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Attending the Mayor of Lilongwe's Ball on behalf of African Bat Conservation definitely wasn’t on my bingo card for this year! 💃🕺
(For context: I was a broke unemployed PhD graduate living in the UK back in January 😂)
#Lilongwe #Malawi #CinderellaStory #Ball #Bats #Mayor #Conservation #LifeGoals
(For context: I was a broke unemployed PhD graduate living in the UK back in January 😂)
#Lilongwe #Malawi #CinderellaStory #Ball #Bats #Mayor #Conservation #LifeGoals
Spot the bat! 🦇
This straw-coloured fruit bat mother and its pup had fallen from a tree and were struggling to get back to it so they could climb to safety. Fortunately, our team at African Bat Conservation were nearby to give it a helping hand 👐
#Bats #Fruitbats #Lilongwe #Malawi #Baby #Nature
This straw-coloured fruit bat mother and its pup had fallen from a tree and were struggling to get back to it so they could climb to safety. Fortunately, our team at African Bat Conservation were nearby to give it a helping hand 👐
#Bats #Fruitbats #Lilongwe #Malawi #Baby #Nature
November 28, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Straw-coloured fruit bats in Lilongwe, Malawi! 🦇
These mammals have the largest mammal migration on Earth! Every year, around 10 million of them gather in Kasanka National Park, Zambia—covering an area the size of just 3 football pitches 🌍
#Wildlife #FruitBats #Bats #Conservation #Lilongwe #Nature
These mammals have the largest mammal migration on Earth! Every year, around 10 million of them gather in Kasanka National Park, Zambia—covering an area the size of just 3 football pitches 🌍
#Wildlife #FruitBats #Bats #Conservation #Lilongwe #Nature
November 27, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Straw-coloured fruit bats in Lilongwe, Malawi! 🦇
These mammals have the largest mammal migration on Earth! Every year, around 10 million of them gather in Kasanka National Park, Zambia—covering an area the size of just 3 football pitches 🌍
#Wildlife #FruitBats #Bats #Conservation #Lilongwe #Nature
These mammals have the largest mammal migration on Earth! Every year, around 10 million of them gather in Kasanka National Park, Zambia—covering an area the size of just 3 football pitches 🌍
#Wildlife #FruitBats #Bats #Conservation #Lilongwe #Nature
Visited Thumbi West Island on lake Malawi for sunset, and had a few African fish eagles to keep us company🦅
#fisheagle #eagle #nature #malawi #wildlife #outdoors #lakemalawi #lake #island #capemaclear
#fisheagle #eagle #nature #malawi #wildlife #outdoors #lakemalawi #lake #island #capemaclear
October 19, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Visited Thumbi West Island on lake Malawi for sunset, and had a few African fish eagles to keep us company🦅
#fisheagle #eagle #nature #malawi #wildlife #outdoors #lakemalawi #lake #island #capemaclear
#fisheagle #eagle #nature #malawi #wildlife #outdoors #lakemalawi #lake #island #capemaclear
There is lots of potential for climbing in Malawi, most of which is still being explored. So it was great to visit Nkhoma mountain on the weekend and tackle a few unclimbed boulders for the first time! 🧗⛰️
#nkhoma #nkhomamountain #bouldering #climbing #outdoors #nature #malawi
#nkhoma #nkhomamountain #bouldering #climbing #outdoors #nature #malawi
October 10, 2024 at 2:39 PM
There is lots of potential for climbing in Malawi, most of which is still being explored. So it was great to visit Nkhoma mountain on the weekend and tackle a few unclimbed boulders for the first time! 🧗⛰️
#nkhoma #nkhomamountain #bouldering #climbing #outdoors #nature #malawi
#nkhoma #nkhomamountain #bouldering #climbing #outdoors #nature #malawi
One of many elephants I spotted in South Luangwa National Park last week 🐘
#southluangwa #elephant #nationalpark #zambia #nature #wildlife #africa #africawildlife #safari #msandileriverlodge #southluangwanationalpark
#southluangwa #elephant #nationalpark #zambia #nature #wildlife #africa #africawildlife #safari #msandileriverlodge #southluangwanationalpark
September 30, 2024 at 1:15 PM
One of many elephants I spotted in South Luangwa National Park last week 🐘
#southluangwa #elephant #nationalpark #zambia #nature #wildlife #africa #africawildlife #safari #msandileriverlodge #southluangwanationalpark
#southluangwa #elephant #nationalpark #zambia #nature #wildlife #africa #africawildlife #safari #msandileriverlodge #southluangwanationalpark
They do move in herds! (cue Jurassic Park theme 🎵)
#southluangwa #zambia #safari #elephants #giraffes #herds #nature #wildlife #africa #africawildlife #nationalpark
#southluangwa #zambia #safari #elephants #giraffes #herds #nature #wildlife #africa #africawildlife #nationalpark
September 26, 2024 at 11:36 AM
They do move in herds! (cue Jurassic Park theme 🎵)
#southluangwa #zambia #safari #elephants #giraffes #herds #nature #wildlife #africa #africawildlife #nationalpark
#southluangwa #zambia #safari #elephants #giraffes #herds #nature #wildlife #africa #africawildlife #nationalpark
Hopped over the border to Zambia for the weekend to visit South Luangwa National Park. There was definitely no shortage of leopard sightings! 🐆
#southluangwa #zambia #leopard #wildlife #nature #bigcats #safari #predator #africawildlife #nationalpark #southluangwanationalpark
#southluangwa #zambia #leopard #wildlife #nature #bigcats #safari #predator #africawildlife #nationalpark #southluangwanationalpark
September 23, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Hopped over the border to Zambia for the weekend to visit South Luangwa National Park. There was definitely no shortage of leopard sightings! 🐆
#southluangwa #zambia #leopard #wildlife #nature #bigcats #safari #predator #africawildlife #nationalpark #southluangwanationalpark
#southluangwa #zambia #leopard #wildlife #nature #bigcats #safari #predator #africawildlife #nationalpark #southluangwanationalpark
Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus labiatus) caught in my garden last night in Lilongwe, Malawi 🦇
#bats #fruitbats #lilongwe #survey #batsurvey #wildlife #conservation #malawi #africa
#bats #fruitbats #lilongwe #survey #batsurvey #wildlife #conservation #malawi #africa
September 7, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus labiatus) caught in my garden last night in Lilongwe, Malawi 🦇
#bats #fruitbats #lilongwe #survey #batsurvey #wildlife #conservation #malawi #africa
#bats #fruitbats #lilongwe #survey #batsurvey #wildlife #conservation #malawi #africa