bat caves
Flying mammal dwellings
Bat caves are caves that serve as roosting or breeding habitats for bats, often hosting large colonies.
The term appears in nature documentaries, ecotourism, and conservation contexts: The bat caves of Borneo attract thousands of visitors each year.
Figuratively, bat cave can describe any dark, secluded retreat—popularized by Batman's hidden lair.
- guanoAccumulated bird droppings
- stalactitesMineral deposits hanging downward
- echolocationNavigation through reflected sound
- sonar navigationFinding way by sound
- darknessTotal absence of light
wings · colony · underground · limestone · roost · nocturnal · creature of the night · night sky · dripping · chirping · humid · stalagmites · vampire · flying · mammals · hibernation · twilight · spelunking
- cavesgrotto, grottos, grottoes, stalactites, stalagmites
- undergroundunderground, subterranean, tunnels, tunnel, underground passages
- animal enclosureszoo exhibits, aviaries, terrariums, shark tanks, monkey houses
- coastal geologycliffs, sea cliffs, coastal cliffs, limestone cliffs, chalk cliffs
- BorneoBorneo, Brunei, orangutan, hornbill, longhouse