Cave animals in Khao Sok National Park

 

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Image Short-nosed Fruit Bats

Short-nosed Fruit Bats - Cynopterus spp.

Short-nosed Fruit Bats are one of the major contributors to seed dispersion. Small seeds are usually swallowed with the fruit. While larger seeds are spit out.

Though not cave-dwelling bats, these lovely creatures find a different way to hide during the daylight hours.
They often bite the ribs of palm trees to form a make-shift tent. They are also often found near cave entrances. or in hollow trees.

Thirty percent of all mammal species on earth are bats.


Photo courtesy of Mr. Valts Vilnitis of Latvia


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