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Fruit Bats hideout Overview of a large closeup of fruitbats who use the inside of this parasol to sleep during the day. Bats,Epomophorus crypturus,Fruit Bat,Kruger,Peterss Epauletted Fruit Bat Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Fruit Bats hideout

Overview of a large closeup of fruitbats who use the inside of this parasol to sleep during the day.

    comments (3)

  1. What a great capture, never seen so many and with daylight! Posted 14 years ago
    1. Thanks. It's quite a remarkable sight since all of them are swinging a little bit. Posted 14 years ago
      1. Can image that completely :) Posted 14 years ago

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The Peters's Epauletted Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is in riverine or evergreen forest, or moist woodland, where there are fruit-bearing trees.

Similar species: Bats
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Apr 24, 2011. Captured Jul 27, 2009 12:21.
  • DSLR-A100
  • f/4.5
  • 1/20s
  • ISO400
  • 85mm