Maternity colony (bats) of a maternity colony. Predators such as hawks and owls can learn to anticipate the emergence of bats from a specific roost at sunset. Smaller colonies are thought to be less risky than larger colonies, because the nightly emergence of bats would attract less attention. Maternity colony (bats) A maternity colony refers to a temporary association of reproductive female bats for giving birth to, nursing, and weaning their pups. The colonies are initiated by pregnant bats. After giving birth, the colony consists of the lactating females and their offspring. After weaning, juveniles will leave the maternity colony, and the colony
Bats of Israel moths soared, resulting in extensive damage to crops. The largest bat hibernation site in Israel is the Twins Cave, south of Beit Shemesh. The cave is a karstic formation measuring and takes its name from a local Arab legend about a woman who drank from a spring in the cave and subsequently gave birth to a pair of twins. The cave forms part of the Twins Cave Nature Reserve. Bats of Israel To date, thirty-three species of Israeli bats have been identified, of which 32 are insectivorous bats. The largest bat hibernation site in Israel is the Twins Cave near