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Behaviour - Creatures of the Night (119) More files...
Many creatures are adapted for a totally or partially nocturnal existence. Here we profile examples familiar and unfamiliar!
Lesser Long-nosed Bat {Leptonycteris curasoae} flying at night to feed on Agave flower (Agave sp) Tuscon, Arizona, USA
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Lesser Long-nosed Bat {Leptonycteris curasoae} flying at night to feed on Agave flower (Agave sp) Tuscon, Arizona, USA
Evening Bat {Nycticeius humeralis} flying at night from nest hole in tree, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Evening Bat {Nycticeius humeralis} flying at night from nest hole in tree, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA
Ghost-faced Bats (Mormoops megalophylla) flying into cave through cave entrance, Sabinas, Mexico
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Barry Mansell / Ghost-faced Bats (Mormoops megalophylla) flying into cave through cave entrance, Sabinas, Mexico
Evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis) in flight with mouth open, North Florida, USA
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Barry Mansell / Evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis) in flight with mouth open, North Florida, USA
Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) at roost, Sonora, Mexico
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Barry Mansell / Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) at roost, Sonora, Mexico
Van Gelder's Bat (Bauerus dubiaquercus) portrait. Maria Magdalena Island, Islas Marias Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, June. Endangered.
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Claudio Contreras / Van Gelder's Bat (Bauerus dubiaquercus) portrait. Maria Magdalena Island, Islas Marias Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, June. Endangered.
Greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis), nursery roost under the roof of a church, females with young, Thuringia, Germany, July
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Kerstin Hinze / Greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis), nursery roost under the roof of a church, females with young, Thuringia, Germany, July
Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) in flight at night, mouth open to emit echolocating calls. France, Europe, September.
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Eric Medard / Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) in flight at night, mouth open to emit echolocating calls. France, Europe, September.
Common Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) in flight at night past acorns and oak leaves. France, Europe, October.
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Eric Medard / Common Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) in flight at night past acorns and oak leaves. France, Europe, October.
Common Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) flying above water at night. Multiple strobe exposure. France, Europe, July.
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Eric Medard / Common Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) flying above water at night. Multiple strobe exposure. France, Europe, July.
Bats (Microchiroptera) in flight, hunting insects under bridge, taken at night with infra red remote camera trap, Mayenne, Pays de Loire, France, August.
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Eric Medard / Bats (Microchiroptera) in flight, hunting insects under bridge, taken at night with infra red remote camera trap, Mayenne, Pays de Loire, France, August.
Male Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) in flight, near the Conasauga River, Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, USA, July.
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Michael Durham / Male Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) in flight, near the Conasauga River, Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, USA, July.
Straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) returning to daytime roost at dawn. Kasanka National Park, Zambia.
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Nick Garbutt / Straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) returning to daytime roost at dawn. Kasanka National Park, Zambia.
RF- Straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) leaving roost site at dusk. Kasanka National Park, Zambia. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Nick Garbutt / RF- Straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) leaving roost site at dusk. Kasanka National Park, Zambia. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) returning to daytime roost at sunrise. Kasanka National Park, Zambia.
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Nick Garbutt / Straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) returning to daytime roost at sunrise. Kasanka National Park, Zambia.
Grey long-eared bat (Plecotus austriacus) drinking in flight, taken at night with infra-red remote camera trap. Mayenne, France, July.
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Eric Medard / Grey long-eared bat (Plecotus austriacus) drinking in flight, taken at night with infra-red remote camera trap. Mayenne, France, July.
Bats (several species) emerge from a cave at dusk. Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan, Mexico.
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Kevin Schafer / Bats (several species) emerge from a cave at dusk. Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan, Mexico.
Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) flying from / to Bracken Cave and Echert James Bat Caves, Texas, USA
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Philip Dalton / Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) flying from / to Bracken Cave and Echert James Bat Caves, Texas, USA
Long fingered bat in flight (Myotis capaccinii), Bulgaria, Europe
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Dietmar Nill / Long fingered bat in flight (Myotis capaccinii), Bulgaria, Europe
Common pipistrelles {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} flying round Church tower. UK. Digital composite
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Kim Taylor / Common pipistrelles {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} flying round Church tower. UK. Digital composite
Naked-backed (moustached) bats {Pteronotus davyi} emerging at dusk, Tamana, Trinidad, West Indies. Digital composite
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Kim Taylor / Naked-backed (moustached) bats {Pteronotus davyi} emerging at dusk, Tamana, Trinidad, West Indies. Digital composite
Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus euryale) in flight in cave. France, Europe, August.
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Eric Medard / Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus euryale) in flight in cave. France, Europe, August.
Bechstein's Bat (Myotis bechsteinii) in flight at night, mouth open to emit echolocating calls. France, Europe, September.
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Eric Medard / Bechstein's Bat (Myotis bechsteinii) in flight at night, mouth open to emit echolocating calls. France, Europe, September.