Magazine Cover Story
“The Stinky Part of Bat Research”
It’s been called fetid, putrid, disgusting and gagging. It’s been likened to the smell of wet garbage, old gym socks, rotting melon, turpentine with a hint of onions, and several impolite terms this polite conservation organization will avoid.
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, surely the smell of durian – long considered the world’s stinkiest fruit – is an acquired smell and a cultivated taste.
In Southeast Asia, where durian flowers and grows on trees, durian is favored by bats and sought after by multitudes of humans.
For BATS magazine, Bat Conservation International.