Bat World is the legacy of a small bat, found injured on a hot Texas sidewalk in the summer of 1988. Amanda Lollar thought bats were vermin at the time, but not want the tiny animal to suffer, so she scooted the bat onto a newspaper with the toe of her shoe. The bat was carried back to the family furniture store and placed into a box with a small dish of water. The next day, Amanda found information at the local library about the benefits of bats, so she took the tiny creature home, hoping she could help it heal and set it free.