Cave animals in Khao Sok National Park

 

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Image Short-nosed Fruit Bats

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.

Picture Short-nosed Fruit Bats

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.

Short-nosed Fruit Bats - Cynopterus spp.

Photo courtesy of Mr. Valts Vilnitis of Latvia


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