Mouse-eared bat (Myotis sp.) hibernating in a disused mine tunnel. It is covered in condensation, which helps to keep it cool and prevent it from waki

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Mouse-eared bat (Myotis sp.) hibernating in a disused mine tunnel. It is covered in condensation, which helps to keep it cool and prevent it from waking from hibernation too early.

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Size: 3584px × 2480px
Photo credit: © SINCLAIR STAMMERS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 15, 2009, animal, bat, biological, biology, camouflage, camouflaged, condensation, fauna, february, hearing, hibernaculum, hibernating, hibernation, mammal, mouse-eared, myotis, nature, nocturnal, single, sp., tunnel, wildlife, zoological, zoology