Caption
A Little Brown Bat ( Myotis lucifugus) clings to a tree on 20 degree F day outside Aeolus Cave. Despite the apparent health of this individual, it is supposed to be in deep hibernation. White-nose syndrome is infecting many of the bats here. This is a deadly fungal infection, which causes a distinctive ring of fungal growth around the muzzles and on the wings of cave bats. Bennington County, Vermont, USA, March 2009
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