The bat did not REPLACE anything. The guy-in-a-bunny-suit was still there. But (for some reason) so were bees, and honey, and eco-guys discussing the important of pollination... and the big, soft, friendly (non-pollinating, but who's checking?) bat was the coolest attraction.
Yeah, but who is going to get all outraged and click on an article that says there’s a bat included in the petting zoo at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll?