Title

Lesser lesser horseshoe bat

Caption

Lesser lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) adult, roosting, sleeping in a cave, with chiropterologists in the background observing hibernation, Grotta delle Vene (Venus Cave), Ormea, Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Date

Dec 12, 2013

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Emanuele Biggi

Reference

BRK22F01_237

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.8Mb (17.9Mb) / 11.8in x 17.7in / 3536 x 5315 (300dpi)

Keywords

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