Aripo Cave Explained

Aripo Cave (Aripo Main Cave) is a cave in the Northern Range, in Trinidad and Tobago. This is the longest accessible cave in Trinidad and Tobago, with 862 m length and 160 m depth.[1] It is one of several caves created by recrystallised limestone.[2] The cave is a notable bat roost, and that bats contribute considerable amounts of guano, which in turn support vast numbers of cave-dwelling invertebrates.

One of the caves more notable inhabitants are the Oilbirds. These are the only nocturnal fruit-eating birds in the world. They forage at night, navigating by echolocation in the same way as the bats.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aripo Main Cave, Trinidad. Wondermondo.
  2. Web site: Aripo Cave. wecaribbean.net. 2013-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130104185711/http://www.wecaribbean.net/aripo-cave/ . 2013-01-04 . unfit.