A Bat Cave.
Captain Anderson, surgeon-natura-list, describes the bat cave of Hpagat, 26 miles up the Salween from Moulmein, Burmah, in a report to the Indian Government. The entrance to the cave is 12 feet high, and ornamented with Buddhist carvings. Falcons, kites, and jungle crows gathered near the entrance to prey on the bats as they came out in the gloaming. At first bats in driblets, the_ advance guard, came out, and by their jerky flight escaped their pursuers, but afterwards a sudden dense rush of bats lasted for ten minutes and more. The stream of bats was ten feet square, and resembled smoke issuing from a chimney in a gale. They often upset one another, and some fell into the river. The birds of prey now had all they wanted. The captain threw his walking-stick and brought down six.
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Manawatu Herald, 19 August 1899, Page 2
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141A Bat Cave. Manawatu Herald, 19 August 1899, Page 2
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