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19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Fruit Bats

Geoffrey’s Rousette fruit bats (Rousettteus amplexicaudatus) rest inside the Monfort Cave at Samal Island in Davao Del Norte in this photo taken on Friday. The Monfort Bat Cave management estimates the current bat population at 2.5 million, beating their Guinness record of 1.8 million bat population last 2006.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Philippines
Camera: Canon EOS 600D
Copyright: © Gregorio Dantes Jr.