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Record 1 1995-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
DEF

Roost used by bats during the night to ingest food brought from nearby feeding areas, to rest after a period of foraging or to serve as a meeting place.

CONT

night roosts serve as diurnal retreats, night roosts as resting, eating, or digestion centers, and hibernacula as places to pass extended inclement periods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
CONT

Les abris nocturnes sont temporaires; entre les périodes de chasse, les chauves-souris insectivores se reposent sans revoir leurs dortoirs, sauf peut-être quand elles élèvent leurs petits.

Spanish

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