AE BatNIght 2025: "Sunset with the Bats – Lebanon’s International Bat Night"
AE BatNIght 2025: "Sunset with the Bats – Lebanon’s International Bat Night"
The Animal Encounter - Lebanon is proud to celebrate its 11th edition of Bat Night.
This public event offers a variety of fun and educational activities aimed at raising awareness about bats, highlighting their vital role in the ecosystem, and dispelling the myths that surround them.
The program features:
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Live sessions on bats and their behavior
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Using bat detectors to listen to their echolocation
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Simulations of bat feeding habits (fructivores and insectivores)
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Trivia quizzes and Research stations
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Painting mandalas, drawing, and making bat masks
-
Close-up observation of live bats
A highlight of the evening is the special moment at sunset, when visitors are given the unique opportunity to help release bats — collected earlier in the day for close-up observation — back into the wild.
AE BatNIght 2025: "Sunset with the Bats – Lebanon’s International Bat Night"
The Animal Encounter - Lebanon is proud to celebrate its 11th edition of Bat Night.
This public event offers a variety of fun and educational activities aimed at raising awareness about bats, highlighting their vital role in the ecosystem, and dispelling the myths that surround them.
The program features:
-
Live sessions on bats and their behavior
-
Using bat detectors to listen to their echolocation
-
Simulations of bat feeding habits (fructivores and insectivores)
-
Trivia quizzes and Research stations
-
Painting mandalas, drawing, and making bat masks
-
Close-up observation of live bats
A highlight of the evening is the special moment at sunset, when visitors are given the unique opportunity to help release bats — collected earlier in the day for close-up observation — back into the wild.