Nature

The Bat Man of Mexico

Season 39 Episode 13 | 50m 19s | WETA Passport

An ecologist tracks the lesser long-nosed bat’s epic migration across Mexico, braving hurricanes, snakes and seas of cockroaches, in order to save the species and the tequila plants they pollinate.

Aired: 06/30/21 | Expires: 06/29/25 | Rating: TV-PG

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