Into the Bat Caves of Kenya: Pt. 2
Watch Pt. I here: http://youtu.be/XxhKUP9Ixco This is the 2nd installment in a 2-part series of highlights from our expedition deep into the bat caves of Kenya! Video created by: Emily...
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[car rumbling and acoustic guitar] [loud bat chatter] - (Graslie) There are so many bats in here. This cave is just teeming. [ambient conversation] - (Graslie) You don't want to touch anything in here because everything is just covered in a layer of guano. It's hot. Everybody's sweating. And there are insects that are attracted to the light that come and get in your mouth. You don't really know whether to breathe out of your mouth or your nose. I should have brought a face mask. They're amazing. How many do you think are in this cave? - (Bruce) I haven't gotten a good sense of that, but thousands for sure. And it has such a beautiful design on the back. Most bats are sort of monochrome because color doesn't mean much in the night...
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[car rumbling and acoustic guitar] [loud bat chatter] - (Graslie) There are so many bats in here. This cave is just teeming. [ambient conversation] - (Graslie) You don't want to touch anything in here because everything is just covered in a layer of guano. It's hot. Everybody's sweating. And there are insects that are attracted to the light that come and get in your mouth. You don't really know whether to breathe out of your mouth or your nose. I should have brought a face mask. They're amazing. How many do you think are in this cave? - (Bruce) I haven't gotten a good sense of that, but thousands for sure. And it has such a beautiful design on the back. Most bats are sort of monochrome because color doesn't mean much in the night...
