The southern bent-wing bat was the winner of the inaugural Australian Mammal of the Year competition. Adelaide Zoo keeper Brett Haby spent a few minutes talking about bats, and bat keeping, to our reporter, Imma Perfetto.
Originally published by Cosmos as All about bats – and a little about keeping bats at home
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