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Hibernating Bat in Limestone Cave

A small bat with fur covered in glistening water droplets is hibernating while clinging to the wet, brown surface of a limestone cave wall.

A photo of a hibernating Daubenton's bat covered in water droplets on a limestone cave wall in the Jura, dim lamplight See more

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