ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL, DAVAO DEL NORTE, Philippines — Picture this: 750 fruit bats packed in every square meter of a five-chamber cave. That’s how dense the population of Geoffrey’s rousette fruit bats is inside Monfort Bat Cave on Samal Island has become. In 2010, the Guinness World Record officially recognized the Monfort Bat Cave as the largest fruit bat colony in the world. The Monfort Bat Cave is believed to be the only remaining major roost site for bats that is protected on the island, Monfort said. Apart from humans, Quirao said threats to the fruit bat population include eagles, snakes, monitor lizards and rats.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 18, 2019 21:11 UTC