. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. Fig. (1). Main fissure and entrance to the Bat Cave near Ramadi. Photograph by the author. Fig. (2). Crevices in cliff face of a gully near the caves, inhabited by Tomb Bats (T. kachhensis). Photograph by the author. Fig. (3). Trident Bats (Asellia tridens murraiana) in the caves near Ramadi. Photograph by Dr. M. Skirrow. Fig. (4). Tomb Bat (T. kachhensis) emerging from the roof of a building at Shaiaba. Photograph by Dr. M. Skirrow. The first three species listed a
. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. Fig. (1). Main fissure and entrance to the Bat Cave near Ramadi. Photograph by the author. Fig. (2). Crevices in cliff face of a gully near the caves, inhabited by Tomb Bats (T. kachhensis). Photograph by the author. Fig. (3). Trident Bats (Asellia tridens murraiana) in the caves near Ramadi. Photograph by Dr. M. Skirrow. Fig. (4). Tomb Bat (T. kachhensis) emerging from the roof of a building at Shaiaba. Photograph by Dr. M. Skirrow. The first three species listed above were obtained at some remarkable caves situated between Ramadi and Habbaniya which seem worthy of special description and discussion. Between Ramadi and Habbaniya an extensive plateau of desert lies between Lake Habbaniya and the River Euphrates. Along the course of the river there is a belt of level, fertile farmland wT¡hich extends for about half a mile, from the river on the average. At the edge of this fertile belt the desert plateau comes to an abrupt end forming a range of dun coloured hills about forty to fifty feet high. These rounded hills are covered with light sandy soil and their sides are deeply intersected by gullies, no doubt water eroded, which reveal the harder underlying rocky substance. It is in the flanks of these hills, near Ramadi, that there exists a remarkable series of caverns and fissures. These are certainly natural in origin and several extend deep into the hillsides with rounded caverns, passages and fissures reminiscent of the limestone caves of Britain. I formed the opinion that these caves must be of great age, for INSTITUTION FEB Z 4. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig. Bonn : Das Forschungsinstit
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