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Fruit bats emerge as unlikely allies in the Atlantic Forest restoration
Mongabay · By Sibélia Zanon ·
The Brief
- Fruit bats are presented as unlikely allies in restoring the Atlantic Forest.
- Only three of the world's roughly 1,500 known bat species feed on blood, according to the article.
- Bats have long been linked to vampires in Western pop culture since Bram Stoker published Dracula in 1897.
Why it matters
The story shows that bats, often seen only as frightening animals, can play a constructive role in forest restoration, which matters for ecologists and conservation researchers.
Who’s affected
- conservation scientists
- ecologists working on tropical forest restoration
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- #atlantic forest
- #forest restoration
- #conservation
- #ecology
Bats have long occupied a sinister place in Western pop culture. Ever since Bram Stoker published Dracula in 1897, these nocturnal mammals have been associated with vampires. Outside fiction, however, only three of the world’s roughly 1,500 known bat species feed on blood — and…