Bats at 37 Military Hospital explained

The Bats at the 37 military hospital are a colony of an estimated 1 million^[1] straw-coloured fruit bats living in the 37 Military Hospital area of Accra, the capital of Ghana. A local legend surrounds this group of animals, saying that a long time ago, a chief from a village in eastern Ghana Kibi^[2] was admitted to the hospital accompanied by megabats. He died but the bats never left the area and are still waiting for him to leave the hospital.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• Bats In Accra Ghana (37 Military Hospital), Youtube, (9 Jan 2014)

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Notes and References

1. News: Bats: Ghana’s best-kept wildlife - secret. Frimpong. Enoch Darfah. 11 April 2017. Graphic Online. en-GB.
2. News: Bats Adapt To Hospital Premises . ghanaweb.com . 25 May 2004 .
3. News: Ghana: The bats who never left their chief . Borelli . Lisa Marie . Farm Radio Weekly . 26 May 2013 .
4. Web site: BBC NEWS Africa Droppings drive Accra batty. news.bbc.co.uk. 2017-01-23.