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Fruit Bat

Artibeus jamaicensis

Description:

A fruit Bat hanging out at the ever popular banana tree in front of my house

Notes:

This photo was taken at night w/external flash in high sync mode. 1/640-f6/7

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41 Comments (1–25)

This photo deserves SOTD...

Excellent shot...

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

wow! this is excellent!

AfriBats
AfriBats 10 years ago

Excellent shot! Probably one of the nectar bats, Leptonycteris or Choeronycteris

Carol Snow Milne
Carol Snow Milne 11 years ago

WOW! I love this amazing photo!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Please consider adding this spotting to the new North American Bat Tracker mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1830...

JeffCrocombe
JeffCrocombe 11 years ago

Great photo!

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Wonderful shot and Congratulation on the SotD !

SanjaySaklani
SanjaySaklani 11 years ago

The Jamaican fruit-eating bat has a unique breeding pattern, closely tied to seasonal peaks in food opulence. In some locations, the species may breed year-round, but in other areas the female usually gives birth twice a year, to a single young at a time, with the births coinciding with periods of peak food availability (usually at the end of the wet season). Although the usual gestation period is 3.5 to 4 months, during the second pregnancy of the year the embryo is able to become dormant, delaying normal development for up to 2 months, so that overall development takes up to 6 months and the young is born when conditions are more favorable. The female mates again soon after giving birth . The young bats start to fly at around 31 to 51 days old, and reach adult size after about 80 days. Sexual maturity is reached at 8 to 12 months, and this species may live for up to 9 years in the wild.

There is peculiar behavior shown by adult female Jamaican fruit-eating bats usually roost together in small ‘harems’ of up to 14 or more individuals plus their young, defended by one or occasionally two adult males . These harems usually roost in tree hollows, or close together in caves, and the male spends much of its time close to the roost site, keeping away rivals. Small groups of bachelor males or juvenile females also form, often roosting in vegetation or in leaf ‘tents’, or in separate parts of caves. However, these groups are less stable than the harems and often shift roosting site. Juveniles of both sexes leave the harem group before reaching adulthood .

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Congratulations John, this spotting is featured in the Project Noah blog today http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/3470520...

JohnMatzick
JohnMatzick 11 years ago

Thank you. Twice!

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Cool spotting!!

TKBotting
TKBotting 11 years ago

This is amazing!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Incredible capture!!!!

vanhevel
vanhevel 12 years ago

lovely photo!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Wonderful Spotting, Great shoot !!

CarlosZacchi
CarlosZacchi 12 years ago

Nice pic!

ShathelFahs
ShathelFahs 12 years ago

woooow
Very nice shot

Miss Pink
Miss Pink 12 years ago

Fantastic photo!

arlanda
arlanda 12 years ago

wow

JohnMatzick
JohnMatzick 12 years ago

Thank you. Oz meaning Australia?

Steve A
Steve A 12 years ago

Great shot John, over in Oz nearly all the fruit bats are large (600g-1Kg), I hadn't seen such a small frugiverous bat before. Thanks.

BindiaGupta
BindiaGupta 12 years ago

Wonderful shot!!

HemantKumar
HemantKumar 12 years ago

have never seen this type of shot amazing work done

animaisfotos
animaisfotos 12 years ago

Viewing it in a Large Format its overwhelming. Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

JohnMatzick
Spotted by
JohnMatzick

Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico

Spotted on Jun 26, 2011
Submitted on Jun 26, 2011

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