This wild bat has been returning to the same house for the last 12 years - earning himself the nickname Dracula. <br /><br />The nocturnal creature - which bears a sinister resemblance to the iconic Bram Stoker villain - first appeared in their front garden in 2006.<br /><br />They left small pieces of fruit out for the bat and it continued to return each night. <br /><br />Homeowner Reno Maratas, 50, even put up a small piece of wire and hanging food baskets at their home in Davao province. <br /><br />The bat goes hunting each night then returns every morning to sleep upside down with his wings wrapped around his body.<br /><br />Reno said: ''We did not put a leash on the bat. It leaves during the night, but comes back to sleep during the day.<br /><br />''It has been doing this for 12 years. He is very loyal. I don't know if all bats are like this. There is something he likes about this area.<br /><br />''When the bat's sleeping he looks like Dracula, so that is what he have nicknamed him.''
