In August I posted a short photo-illustrated description of our expedition to Puerto Rico (here). Neil was already in Puerto Rico conducting research, but had heard stories about a remote cave in northwest Puerto Rico that was home to a healthy bat population – about 300,000 strong. As the story goes, these bats would emerge from the cave in extraordinary numbers every night in search of food. But this emergence isn’t without its risks. At the mouth of the cave, Puerto Rican Boas (Epicrates inornatus) would regularly wait, dangling off the of the cave walls to capturing bats in midair. We had to check out whether these stories were true! So Neil called me, and together we went to find this cave. As promised, we’ve produced a video about this experience. Check it out and let us know what you think!
Produced and Directed by: Nate Dappen & Neil Losin
Music by: Dano (Danosongs.com) & Dan Warren (danwarren.net)