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Nursery roost of Little Bent-wing Bat

Miniopterus australis

Description:

Spotted 75M in an un-named cave, Brgy. Amalbalan, Dasol, Pangasinan. Photo#1 - maternity roost, photo#2 - mom & pup, photo#3 - sickly pup that dropped to the ground, will most likely not survive.

Habitat:

We first saw a roost of juveniles and further in-cave we ran into this nursery roost.

Notes:

Photo by Jerry Rendon

1 Species ID Suggestions

Little Bent-wing Bat
Miniopterus australis Synopsis of Philippine Mammals


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6 Comments

Mandy Hollman
Mandy Hollman 11 years ago

Wow, that first photo is unbelievable. That's a lot of baby bats!

Added close-ups...

Yes, please upload and share with us! Thanks in advance!

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 12 years ago

Yes, would you want me to upload them in advance?

Thanks Chun! Do you have photos of cave animal in your area?

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 12 years ago

Nice collections you've got there.
The cave animals there sure are different from the caves here.

Dagupan, Pangasinan, Philippines

Spotted on Jun 4, 2010
Submitted on Mar 8, 2012

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