"We were thrilled to confirm this species in Bangladesh." Scientists celebrate after making first-time discovery inside ...

Bat cave This bat lives in the huge dark cave Bat Cave. She is usually very well oriented in space and deftly avoids any obstacles and traps. Today, however, the bat is not doing very well. Therefore, ...

Some - such as bats, bears and swiftlets - use caves on a temporary basis. Others reside there permanently, living out their entire life cycles in the dark - but many have evolved special abilities to ...

Deep within Gabon's Abanda Caves, a remarkable discovery has been made - a unique population of cave crocodiles, adapted to life in complete darkness.

with seeds often deposited below bat roosts. However, these plants can’t sustain growth. Despite the cave welcoming up to 250 visitors daily, the light from tourists’ headlamps is too brief ...

In spring 2025, guests at Longleat will have a treat as they step back into the dark and mysterious world of the bat cave. Closed in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, work is underway to reopen ...

This story appears in the September 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Several years ago, on assignment for National Geographic, I ventured inside a cave in Uganda to photograph a roost ...