Egyptian fruit bat in Ugandan cave. Bats like these are eaten as bushmeat despite hosting several viruses that can be fatal for humans.

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Size: 5200px × 3471px
Location: Uganda
Photo credit: © Evan Bowen-Jones / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: aegyptiacus, african, aggregation, bats, biodiversity, bushmeat, cave, central, conservation, disease, egyptian, fruit, group, health, host, hosts, human, issues, mammals, rousettus, small, species, uganda, zoonoses