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MEXICAN LONG-NOSED BAT (Leptonvcteris nivalis)
On display at Michener Art Museum’s excellent new “Sarah Kaizar: RARE AIR” exhibition, featuring original gouache & ink artwork from the book RARE AIR: Endangered Birds, Bats, Butterflies, and Bees.

“Mexican long-nosed bats undergo long periods of separation from their mates. Each year from March to July, males separate into nonmigratory "bachelor colonies" while the pregnant females migrate 700 miles. Their journey starts in central Mexico and ends as far north as the southwestern United States. When they arrive in their northern range, female Mexican long-nosed bats have fewer culinary options than in central Mexico. While the southern end of their range provides over forty plant species for the bat to feed on and pollinate, the northern region offers only the agave plant. This narrow selection leaves the bat more dependent on human agriculture than it was in the first part of the year, and animal-agriculture partnerships can frequently prove tricky. Mexican long-nosed bats prefer plants with more open blooms. If farmers wish to aid the hungry mothers, therefore, the agave must be allowed to grow as tall as it can. While it may seem straightforward enough to let a plant grow to its fullest, this stretching of plant matter can lead to less profitable harvests: some agave farmers "castrate" their plants by removing the base of the agave's stalk before it blooms.”
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More info on the exhibition here:
Sarah Kaizar: RARE AIR
May 13, 2023 - Nov 5, 2023
Michener Art museum, Pfundt Gallery
“The exhibit features original gouache and ink artwork from the book RARE AIR: Endangered Birds, Bats, Butterflies, and Bees, an illustrated work about diminishing flighted species and citizen science, authored by Sarah Kaizar with writing by A. Scott Meiser.”
michenerartmuseum.org/mam_exhi

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