Graham Harcombe
s/y Ellida
Greetings to Forum Members
My wife and I are year-round cruisers, living aboard our 40' sailing yacht and for the last five years we have been in and around the Caribbean Sea.
Last month we sailed a short distance from Puerto la Cruz on the Northern coast of Venezuela to Isla Tortuga, just 60 miles to the Northwest.
At dawn I was alone in the cockpit and had an invasion of bats; scores of them, trying to find a secluded spot to spend the daylight hours. I chased them away for about an hour leaving just two determined little fellows in inaccessible (but visible) places. Later, when my wife came on deck for her watch, we had a discussion and reckoned on balance that could be even more unhygienic than us, so they were ejected.
We have however had difficulty in identifying their species/type; and that is where I hope someone may be able to help.
* Jet black all over.
* <= 100 millimetres body length
* pointed nose
chihuahua-like face except for pointed teeth
definitely not pug-faced like the vampire or fruit bats
* long tail 50mm
In appearance very similar to Emballanura Semicordata, (usually pacific islands) but obviously way out of habitat.
Graham Harcombe
s/v Ellida of Laira
currently Curacao, Netherland Antilles
My wife and I are year-round cruisers, living aboard our 40' sailing yacht and for the last five years we have been in and around the Caribbean Sea.
Last month we sailed a short distance from Puerto la Cruz on the Northern coast of Venezuela to Isla Tortuga, just 60 miles to the Northwest.
At dawn I was alone in the cockpit and had an invasion of bats; scores of them, trying to find a secluded spot to spend the daylight hours. I chased them away for about an hour leaving just two determined little fellows in inaccessible (but visible) places. Later, when my wife came on deck for her watch, we had a discussion and reckoned on balance that could be even more unhygienic than us, so they were ejected.
We have however had difficulty in identifying their species/type; and that is where I hope someone may be able to help.
* Jet black all over.
* <= 100 millimetres body length
* pointed nose
chihuahua-like face except for pointed teeth
definitely not pug-faced like the vampire or fruit bats
* long tail 50mm
In appearance very similar to Emballanura Semicordata, (usually pacific islands) but obviously way out of habitat.
Graham Harcombe
s/v Ellida of Laira
currently Curacao, Netherland Antilles
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