Every year for about two months, aprx 24 October-24 December, the worlds biggest migration of mammals take part in Kasanka National Park. Approximately 8 million fruit bats come from all over southern Africa to feed on fruit.
During day time they hang from the trees in such numbers that they break the branches. Their body is 25-30 cm and they have a wing span of up to one meter. Their total weight is equivalent of a thousand elephants, imagine them hanging from the trees!
At six o’clock every night they all take off and fill the sky, as far as you can see. It is spectacular, amazing and a bit magic!
The Kasanka Trust runs all lodges and campsites in the park, contact via e-mail park@kasanka.com.
