KATHAMNDU UNDERGROUNDS
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Description
Unidentified souterraines voisins de Katmandu (BROSSET 1961: 428) or undergrounds near Kathmandu, which may represent a natural cave or man-made cellars (note 1), are inhabited by bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophus affinis, R. pearsoni) which are said to have been seen hibernating in the first days of a month of April in an unidentified year: A la latitude du Népal, les Rhinolophides, tels que Rhinolophus affinis et pearsoni, hibernent comme en Europe. Aux premiers jours d'avril, dans le souterraines voisins de Katmandu, je les ai vus immobiles et froids, enveloppés dans leurs membranes et profondément engourdis (BROSSET 1961: 428).Unidentified souterraines voisins de Katmandu (BROSSET 1961: 428) or undergrounds near Kathmandu, which may represent a natural cave or man-made cellars (note 1), are inhabited by bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophus affinis, R. pearsoni) which are said to have been seen hibernating in the first days of a month of April in an unidentified year: A la latitude du Népal, les Rhinolophides, tels que Rhinolophus affinis et pearsoni, hibernent comme en Europe. Aux premiers jours d'avril, dans le souterraines voisins de Katmandu, je les ai vus immobiles et froids, enveloppés dans leurs membranes et profondément engourdis (BROSSET 1961: 428).
History
Caves nearby
Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
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7.5 | SANKHU CAVE 1st | ||
7.5 | SANKHU CAVE 2nd | ||
7.5 | SANKHU CAVE 3rd | ||
7.5 | SANKHU CAVE 4th | ||
7.5 | SANKHU CAVE 5th | ||
7.5 | SANKHU CAVE 6th | ||
11.9 | MATRIKAS, Sundarijal (Cave of the) | ||
12.3 | GUPTESHWAR CAVE, Gokarna | ||
12.8 | GANESH GUFA, Gokarneshwar |