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.

References

  1. ↑ "Aripo Main Cave, Trinidad". Wondermondo.
  2. ↑ "Aripo Cave". wecaribbean.net. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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