At dusk in Kenya’s caves, scientists study the hidden lives of bats

via news.mongabay.com

Short excerpt below. Read at the original source.

As the afternoon fades at the Three Sisters Caves in Kenya’s Kwale county, David Wechuli’s team begins setting up nearly invisible nets along the hillsides in the coastal forest. “When dusk arrives, bats begin pouring out of the caves,” Wechuli says. “Some fly straight into the nets. We quickly remove them, carefully untangling each bat […]

Read at Source