These Bats Make Tiny Igloos to Survive the Winter

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The Ussurian tube-nosed bat of Japan joins the polar bear as the only animals known to hibernate in snow.

Until recently, polar bears were the only mammals known to hibernate in dens made of snow. But now, after more than a decade of research, scientists in Japan have added another mammal to the club—the Ussurian tube-nosed bat.

These Japanese Bats Make Tiny Igloos to Survive the Winter

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

Fascinating ! The bats are such an interesting group of mammals.