Photos from Malaysia

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This packet shows the makeup of insect-eating and fruit-eating bats. After a night out in the jungle, we often have to use this packet to classify different bats.

Pretty much every bat we will find in the harp traps is on this sheet of paper. The bats scientific names are written out first, and then the first two letters of each name become their codes. For instance Kerivoula papillosa is KEPA.

Lunch and dinner are almost always eaten outside, because the sticky heat is unbearable inside, even with fans blowing full speed.

Tyler displays the correct technique for performing radio tracking. On our last project, we could record animals a number of kilometers away. Inside the dense jungle here, we will most likely have a maximum of 200 to 300 meters.

Arsen shows how to do the pinch grip by holding this small bat. To do the grip correctly, you have to use three fingers. The index finger presses against the back of the bat, and the thumb and middle finger press the bat's wings against its body.