This bat always disappears every winter and this is the cause

Japanese scientists have found the reason why the bat-leaf bat always mysteriously disappears every winter.

In Japan, there is a very special bat species of the horsesho bat family called the Rhinolophus cornutus . They are especially in the winter, people absolutely do not find any bat leaves.

Their mysterious disappearance in the winter has led many environmentalists to suffer headaches for years. Where did they go? And so far, a Japanese researcher - Kei Nomiyama has answered this question: they hide in caves and artificial tunnels in Kochi City - Shikoku Island (Japan).

More than 4,000 bats hibernate in an artificial cave.

Nomiyama said: "For years, researchers have been trying to find this bats' hideout in the winter, but they are all useless. Finally, we found this cave, and it's real. great significance ".

This type of bat hides in caves and artificial tunnels in Kochi City - Shikoku Island (Japan).

It took a lot of years to find out, Nomiyama was able to identify the hiding place of this bat. They are native bats in Japan .

In the cold winter months, the temperature is just above the freezing threshold, this bat will hibernate.

The number of bats is declining seriously.

And while not on the Red List's list of worries, the number of these bats is seriously declining because of habitat destruction. According to experts, there are only about 41,000 bats outside nature. This figure is too low, falling by 67% compared to the 90s of the twentieth century.

Mr. Nomiyama said: "The number of bats decreases each year in Japan. The cause may come from the actions of destroying the environment of people."