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We caught a male and a female
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We caught a male and a female
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Uganda - Maramagambo Forest - Bat Cave
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roosting under a bridge
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roosting under a bridge
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"I think it was a ""roussette"", in a tunnel near Kouilou river"
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great colony
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Trapped accidentally whilst doing scops owl banding
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Trapped accidentally whilst doing scops owl banding
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Walking North from Mission Rocks, iSimangaliso Park we found a small cave full of Egyptian Rousette Fruit Bats. It is a natural bat colony which apparently have been living there for generations. They established themselves in a small cave along Perriers Rock right on the beach. The cave can only be accessed during low tides. It was impossible to count, but I estimate about 400-500 bats.
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Roosting in cave
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1 NP and 1 Pregnant
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Python Cave in Maramagambo Forest
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Python Cave in Maramagambo Forest
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These bats were taken by local hunters from caves in the Bakossi Mountains of Cameroon. The hunters use ancient techniques to capture bats. They cut long sticks of rattan palm and gum them up with tree sap. Then positioning themselves outside of well-known caves, the hunters swing their sticky-sticks through the flocks of bats entrapping unfortunate individuals. Rather than dashing the bats onto the rocky cave flood, the hunters use their teeth to crush the bats head. These bats are consumed locally, and smoked for sale in larger cities including Kumba.