Bumblebee, The Smallest Bat Ini The World

This petite brown bat is classified as a protected animal because of its very small population today. Their population is estimated to be less than 3000 heads, a very small number when compared to other types of bats that populate up to millions.

Their tiny bodies, which are only 2 to 3 cm tall, are especially vulnerable to climate change. The burning of forests adjacent to the bumblebee habitat also makes the bumblebee population decrease dramatically. Bumblebee is also not a type of animal that quickly breed. An adult bumblebee females usually only give birth to a bumblebee bat within a year.

The national park of Thailand, also puts bumblebee in a protected captivity. So these tiny bats can live and breed in areas that are protected from various environmental destruction efforts.

The main meal of bumblebee is small insects and fruits which are also small. Like any other type of bat, bumblebee comes out at night looking for food. Bumblebee can fly for food up to one kilometer from their nest.

This small animal population is also disturbed by the many monks in the Thai region who in long meditation retreat into the caves. Bumblebee bats are frightened by the presence of the figures they perceive as threats, usually failing in reproduction, so their proliferation is hampered.