The Damara horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus damarensis, is a species of bat found in Africa.
Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal",...
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Among animals, viviparity is the development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. The term 'viviparity' and its adjective form 'viviparous'...
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starts withIt is found in the eastern half of Southern Africa, with its range including Angola, Namibia, and South Africa.
It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places during the day such as caves and mines, particularly asbestos and gold mines.It is a social species, forming colonies that generally consist of fewer than 100 individuals.
It is currently assessed as least concern by the IUCN—its lowest conservation priority.It meets the criteria for this assessment category because it has a large geographic range, as well as a population size of approximately 20,000 adults.Potential threats to this species include habitat loss; the old mines that it uses as roosts are subject to disturbance if and when they are reopened.Its range includes protected areas, such as ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park and Augrabies Falls National Park.
Social animals are those animals that interact highly with other animals, usually of their own species (conspecifics), to the point of having a rec...