Like a bat out of heaven

Bats are clean little creatures that spend a lot of time grooming themselves.

“A dirt-covered plane would not fly well. It’s the same with bats. Anything that causes drag during flight expends unnecessary energy,” said mammalogist Leigh Richards, from the Durban Natural Science Museum and permitted bat rehabilitator with the Bat Interest Group of KZN.

Next Saturday (September 2) at 6 pm she will talk about bats at the Burman Bush Scout Camp, Burman Drive, Morningside, as part of the Trees and Seas Festival.