Alien Similar to Bat Found at Kerala Tamil Nadu Border: Fact Check

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Alien similar to bat found at Kerala Tamil Nadu border

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1. (Malayalam)
കേരളത്തിൽ വവ്വാൽ നോട് സാദൃശ്യമുള്ള അന്യഗ്രഹജീവിയെ കണ്ടെത്തി.

2. New type of Hybrid Bat found in Kerala border

Fact Check:

A picture message in circulation online purports to show an Alien similar to bat found at Kerala Tamil Nadu border. It seems to show a large and strange hybrid bat like creature hanging down from a branch of tree. Some viewers on web were in fact shocked to see the strange creature and even feared if it’s any hybrid between human and bat related species. Thankfully, that’s not the case, the alleged Alien similar to bat is not real.

Not any Alien Similar to Bat

There are no media reports of any such finding of Alien similar to Bat found near Kerala and Tamil Nadu border. What you see in the pictures happens to be a work of Italian artist Laira Maganuco. Same can be realized from couple of other close-up pictures of the ‘Alien Similar to Bat’.

Image of Silicone doll created by artist Laira Maganuco — Silicone doll created by artist Laira Maganuco

The woman artist makes such strange, hyper-realistic subjects in soft Silicone. The hybrid bat doll appears of the size of a flying fox. The artist’s video below shows the Hybrid bat doll shot at night, which as a matter of fact, does indeed look scary. The Hybrid Bat art creation also appeared in an art contest called Adrenalina Project.

In YouTube channel of the artist Laira Maganuco, you can also see some other similar art creatures. So, the picture messages stating about Alien similar to bat found at Kerala Tamil Nadu border are just hoaxes. As a matter of fact, art creations like this often appear online as something real and scary.