Catching Bats
June 12th 2017 Mist-netting Bats
My first night out in the jungle – and it was amazing. I accompanied other bat scientists to go mist-netting (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mist_net). The goal was, to catch the common sword-nosed bat (<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lonchorhina aurita), an exceptionally cute bat (see picture) f
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