In Search of Salim Ali's Fruit Bat

Salim Ali’s Fruit Bat (Latidens salimalii) is one of the three rarest bats in the world! Native to the Western Ghats, it’s an invaluable pollinator, ensuring the ecosystem it is a part of continues to thrive. But with barely 1,000 individuals left, this bat is in danger of being wiped out.

Filmmaker Sara and conservationist Rajesh Puttaswamaiah set out to film the rare Salim Ali's Fruit Bat for the first time. The footage reveals these otherworldly creatures in astonishing detail—eyes wide open as they hang upside down in their natural habitat.

The film is a part of a documentary miniseries about the Western Ghats, produced in collaboration with the team at On The Edge.

Story recommendations

{{data.post_title}} | Nature inFocus
{{data.post_title}} | Nature inFocus
{{data.page_view}} Share

{{data.post_title}}

Cookies:

Our site uses “cookies” to enhance visitor experience and improve the speed of the site. We do not use cookies to collect any personal information or sensitive information.


Cookies on natureinfocus.in are used by our third-party vendors and us. Cookies are used for the following reasons:

  • Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to the website.
  • Google’s use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this website.
  • You may opt out of using the DoubleClick cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting Ads Settings. (Alternatively, you can direct users to opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for interest-based advertising by visiting aboutads.info.)

We also use cookies to collect visitor statistics, which helps us improve our website. Google Analytics – We use Google Analytics for tracking statistics on visitors and website traffic. It may collect visitor location, IP or any other information. Privacy Policy of Google Analytics is owned by Google.