Misc.-Allen's Big-eared Bat TB
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Owner:
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shellbadger
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Released:
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Monday, April 11, 2011
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Origin:
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Texas, United States
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Unknown Location
This is not collectible.
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This travel bug has two modest goals, to survive more than five years and to be moved by 25 cachers. As of 3-Nov-18 it had been circulating for 7.5 years, but it had been moved by only 19 cachers.
Please drop this item in rural OR Premium Member Only caches. Do not place it in an urban cache or abandon it at a caching event. Transport the bug in the original plastic bag for as long as the bag lasts; the bag keeps the trackable clean, protects the number and prevents tangling with other items. Otherwise, take the travel bug anywhere you wish. No permission is needed to leave the U.S.
Travel bug photos are appreciated and will be re-posted here.
Laminated Photograph. The TB owner was trained as a field biologist back in the dim time. Though retired from full-time work, he has continued some summer projects, mostly involving bats. This photo was taken in southeastern Utah. This face is merely unusual among bats, there are many that are more bizarre. The bat obviously has conspicuously large ears. When roosting, or when the bats are being handled, the ears are folded and coiled into "ram's horns" which lay along the sides of the bat's neck.
This species is tawny colored and about two inches in length with a wingspan ranging from 12 to 14 inches. These versatile bats adapt their flight patterns and sound emissions (echolocation calls) to varying terrains. Some of their echolocation calls are audible to humans as a series of "cheeps" or "clicks."
They are capable of straight, direct flight, but can also fly slowly, maneuver well, and even hover, so they can forage in and among tree branches. They mostly eat small moths but also take other insects. Allen's big-eared bat is found in extreme southern Nevada, the southern third of Utah, throughout Arizona, in the southwestern quarter of New Mexico, and south through the interior of Mexico. It is most often encountered in ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper, pine-oak woodland, and riparian habitats above 3,000 feet.
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neojen placed it in T & W Complaint Department
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British Columbia, Canada
- 22.01 miles
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neojen retrieved it from NO JUNK MAIL , please
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British Columbia, Canada
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Taking this one towards Parksville.
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GeoBouvets placed it in NO JUNK MAIL , please
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British Columbia, Canada
- 97.26 miles
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GeoBouvets retrieved it from Ditto
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British Columbia, Canada
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KrysAdlers placed it in Ditto
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British Columbia, Canada
- 61.42 miles
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I put this into a cache in Nanaimo, BC on Vancouver Island because I thought it was a great cache for a bat even though it is in a city and not a premium cache. I was on my way to an event and figured another avid cacher would follow and move this little guy onward very soon - and they did, so I think he is safe for now.
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KrysAdlers grabbed it
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Grabbing back from Geobouvets to be able to log into the cache they found it in - they were just enthusiastic after finding this fun TB
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GeoBouvets grabbed it
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Grabbed this TB from the "Ditto" Cache tonight :) I am thinking I know the perfect premium cache for it to go to :)
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Jen-sniffer discovered it
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Discovered in 'Ditto" GC30J5K
Must not have been checked into the cache yet? I couldn't figure out what the photo was but it all makes sense now!
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KrysAdlers retrieved it from DEAD MAN'S CHEST
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British Columbia, Canada
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Found this TB in a rural, premium member cache! It was near Courtenay, BC on Vancouver Island. No bats around at its retrieval, but maybe at night. Will move along soon.
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HB-vanislelady placed it in DEAD MAN'S CHEST
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British Columbia, Canada
- 26.22 miles
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Dropped in DEAD MAN'S CHEST (GC3JX7V)
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