VIDEO: Cold Comfort: Pregnant Bats Get Fridges To Keep Them Cold Enough To Hibernate

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VIDEO: Cold Comfort: Pregnant Bats Get Fridges To Keep Them Cold Enough To Hibernate

By Joseph Golder An Austrian animal charity bought special fridges to keep starving bats in hibernation and stop pregnant females giving birth after many were trapped in the roof of a skyscraper. Hundreds of the rare, carnivorous greater noctule bats traveled to Austria from Russia to spend the winter. They managed to get into a loft area of a Vienna […]

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