Walter the Megabat, flying-fox, fruit bat

Walter the megabat (flying-fox) sipping a cup of TEA to ease the pain of his arthritis

An Australian bat has found an unlikely cure for his arthritis in a cup of tea
The 22-year-old bat picked up the taste while drinking from his owner's cup
The rest of the 25 bats in the aviary have acquired a taste for the tea too
While it may look like regular tea it is his own purpose-made tea

By SARAH CARTY FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

PUBLISHED: 19:37 EST, 6 April 2015 | UPDATED: 22:43 EST, 6 April 2015