As wildebeests and zebras trek across the terrain, a giant group of bats take to the sky. Between October and December, about 10 million straw-colored fruit bats set off from central Africa, the continent’s tropical region. It’s the largest group of migrating mammals in the world.
The bats fly to a tiny swamp forest in Zambia in search of a good meal. A feast of ripe fruit awaits them there.
Brighton Moyfa is a park guide in Kasanka National Park, Zambia. He remembers the first time he saw the bats in the swamp forest. He was amazed at the sight of “millions of fruit bats going in every direction searching for food at night, flying until dawn.”
Whether it’s wildebeests, zebras, bats, or other migrating creatures, Africa’s animals are on the move a lot. If you’re lucky, you might one day see one of these great treks.
“It’s a memory I’ll never forget!” says Moyfa.