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NURSERY COLONY [1 record]

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Record 1 1995-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
DEF

A group of pregnant or nursing bats that gather into a single large colony, sometimes hundreds or even millions, for the purpose of rearing young. The shared body heat is essential to growth of the young.

CONT

In temperate species the sexes roost in the same hibernation caves ... but roost separately on the summer feeding grounds when females form nursery colonies

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
CONT

Pour mettre bas les femelles se réunissent à plusieurs dans un lieu sombre, humide et tiède que l'on appelle «pouponnière».

Spanish

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