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  • National Geographic, Rolex and Nat Geo Correspondent Alexandra Roca, travel across Mexico to explore how one of the country’s most misunderstood wildlife creatures is spearheading sustainability and transforming tequila production.
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  • @NatGeo
    @NatGeo  6 років тому +41

    Despite the expansive number of ecological benefits that bats bring to Mexico, their populations are continually declining. How do you think the misperceptions of bats can be changed for the better?

    • @engagein2758
      @engagein2758 6 років тому +7

      All bats and their roosts should be protected by law. damage for death or injury of a bat should be considered a criminal offense.

    • @xoplazma
      @xoplazma 6 років тому +10

      Share information with children. One thing that dispelled my fear of bats was summer school, where we learned about those benefits and their habits. Kids scare easily. Get involved with education in local areas where bats are accessible (if possible). And share with the urban folk who are the source of decline. They really need to hear it most. Good luck.

    • @luqas99
      @luqas99 6 років тому +1

      Wildlife education with focus on less-well represented and endangered species should be part of the curriculum in any school system anywhere in the world.

    • @shawndubay4050
      @shawndubay4050 4 роки тому +2

      Educating people of the benefits of bats and separating facts and fiction. The truth about bats. The more good things people know about bats the better things will get. Right??

    • @SilentRio
      @SilentRio 3 роки тому

      Covid-19...
      Nah but serisously, I feel like it was a WARNING shot to say leave US be. We share this planet together and it is in our interest to LOVE and look after one and ALL.

  • @petra_kalbrain4426
    @petra_kalbrain4426 6 років тому +46

    So, bats are the bees of Mexico? Got it. Very cool. I never succumbed to the “bats are evil creatures” cultural miscalculation. I always figured that they were misunderstood. However, I never would have guessed that they were such a large part of maintaining a balanced ecosystem. Fascinating stuff!!!

    • @NatGeo
      @NatGeo  6 років тому +15

      Exactly! Bats play a vital role in both the wildlife ecosystem and Mexico's industries, such as with agave.

  • @luzgoodman-estrada6590
    @luzgoodman-estrada6590 6 років тому +42

    Bats are so amazing. They are so important and deserve to be protected!

    • @NatGeo
      @NatGeo  6 років тому +7

      We agree, Luz! Bats are sometimes referred to as "indicator species" because changes to bat populations can indicate changes in aspects of biodiversity.

    • @shujaauddin
      @shujaauddin 3 роки тому

      This didn't age well
      After covid

    • @dablaccseaproductions5279
      @dablaccseaproductions5279 3 роки тому +5

      ​@@shujaauddin Bats are not to be eaten, how u gonna blame bats for that lol smh

  • @AzlianaLyana
    @AzlianaLyana 6 років тому +61

    All this while thinking bats are menaces. Did not know how important they are to the local biodiversity until I watched this. I'm impressed that the mezcal maker has taken up the initiative to setup a bat friendly plantation. Thank National Geographic for sharing.

  • @StephenSternGoth
    @StephenSternGoth 6 років тому +40

    That one girl's eyes sparkled when she saw the circle of bats

    • @PantsB4Squares
      @PantsB4Squares 6 років тому +1

      Stephen Stern The latina? Yeah she's freaky. Im turned on hunny💓💦👅

    • @thatesedog805
      @thatesedog805 10 годин тому

      She can get it

  • @rizzyrenee
    @rizzyrenee 6 років тому +33

    Thanks Philip Defranco

  • @ceil5001
    @ceil5001 6 років тому +22

    I've always been a bat lover. They rock!!

  • @engagein2758
    @engagein2758 6 років тому +19

    Bats can be found almost anywhere in the world except the polar regions and extreme deserts.
    Thank you, National Geographic!

  • @nkanyisoinnocentkhwane3752
    @nkanyisoinnocentkhwane3752 6 років тому +20

    Quite a few commenters clicked on Philip Defranco's secret link of the day to get here. *What a treat, a very educational video & I wouldn't have seen it otherwise* personally I haven't watched many documentaries on television since my grandfather passed but I'm always willing to support documentary films

  • @tomtauras1970
    @tomtauras1970 4 роки тому +3

    I am glad that people help bats.

  • @stvbrsn
    @stvbrsn Рік тому +2

    These bats are gorgeous.
    These women are gorgeous.
    This might be my favorite video on UA-cam.

  • @Pumpkintiti
    @Pumpkintiti 6 років тому +23

    WOW didn't realize how bats are important to the ecosystem. Now my eyes are completely different perception of the bats. I'm glad that the Mexicans are trying to help them. because I feel so sad that the baby bats were all dead. Because they didn't have no food. All animals need to be preserved and protected especially when it's for the ecosystem the living environments.

  • @Lebreezyy
    @Lebreezyy 6 років тому +3

    Alexandra Roca's eyes are on another level of beautiful like WOW

  • @karmayt8956
    @karmayt8956 2 роки тому +2

    I like the woman who shares her Agava plants with bats.

  • @Pumpkintiti
    @Pumpkintiti 6 років тому +8

    OMG, I've always been terrified with bats since I was a lil girl. Because a few of them attacked me.
    But now that I'm starting to watch this footage I'm seeing a different side to them. And actually....they look kinda cute.

  • @broth0076
    @broth0076 Рік тому +2

    This video deserves more views, well done

  • @cedeno8881
    @cedeno8881 6 років тому +6

    I really enjoyed watching this. Thank you.

  • @blnzoad
    @blnzoad 6 років тому +8

    Mexico shows the world once again.....

  • @ian_b
    @ian_b 4 роки тому +4

    I don't find bats scary. I love to watch them after dark, they hunt around the street lights.

    • @nishiketubhayakar5870
      @nishiketubhayakar5870 Рік тому +1

      @jaxtraw no mate maybe they're looking for insects as insects fly near lights light or dark it hardly matters to bats as they use echolocation

    • @ian_b
      @ian_b Рік тому

      @@nishiketubhayakar5870 That's likely. Hunters go where prey is.

  • @msmicheal2321
    @msmicheal2321 6 років тому +14

    Bats are amazing!
    Thx. ✌&💜

    • @raptorgod77
      @raptorgod77 6 років тому +1

      Ms Micheal ye but carnivourous bats and all 4 million of them going out all at the same time... Thats more then enough to kill a grown human

    • @msmicheal2321
      @msmicheal2321 6 років тому

      raptorgod77 - Wow, That would send me running, for sure, lol!
      ✌&💜

    • @Mystycfyre1973
      @Mystycfyre1973 6 років тому +1

      🦇🦇🦇🦇💜💜💜💜💜

  • @thomaskeene9697
    @thomaskeene9697 5 років тому +5

    We need bat houses

    • @shawndubay4050
      @shawndubay4050 4 роки тому

      Check out Bat Conservation International or BCI. They sell bat houses. They need to be mounted securely at 15' to 20' up in the air on a house, barn or post that is clear of trees or wires for best results.

  • @davidlape6273
    @davidlape6273 6 років тому +4

    Always educational and facinating. Stories like this are why I love NatGeo.❤

  • @intellectualblackking162
    @intellectualblackking162 6 років тому +5

    Bats are cool

  • @paint9er
    @paint9er 6 років тому +4

    Shoutout Phil DeFranco!

  • @sidzilpe9391
    @sidzilpe9391 6 років тому +5

    Batman will surely help us to communicate with bats I think...

  • @tamikahamilton2756
    @tamikahamilton2756 4 роки тому +2

    Not enough bat documentaries!

  • @nishiketubhayakar5870
    @nishiketubhayakar5870 Рік тому +1

    Yes I always liked bats since childhood always felt great to know abt them that they're pest controllers, pollinators they shld hv also spoken abt vampire bats as they're feared to be evil but they're not

  • @keira_luvsyou
    @keira_luvsyou 3 роки тому +1

    Bats are my favorite animal

  • @vishvambharcahuhan1447
    @vishvambharcahuhan1447 6 років тому +5

    Nice information

  • @gonzalojgiannotti
    @gonzalojgiannotti 8 місяців тому

    Brilliant! Very excellent.

  • @CloudKoF
    @CloudKoF 6 років тому

    Secret link! Love this stuff, thank Philly D

  • @deanmacka4975
    @deanmacka4975 6 років тому +1

    Great stuff

  • @isaachernandez5502
    @isaachernandez5502 6 років тому

    Increíble

  •  6 років тому +1

    A great an very informative video 👍

  • @peterrandall9523
    @peterrandall9523 7 місяців тому

    Very interesting

  • @ThePieas
    @ThePieas 6 років тому +1

    thanks De Franco

  • @vishvambharcahuhan1447
    @vishvambharcahuhan1447 6 років тому +3

    Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @normdeplume4082
    @normdeplume4082 6 років тому +1

    I got to see bats commuting out of a cavern in Guatemala. It looked just like this. It was pretty cool. It was me at the semuc champei rivers.

  • @nguyentanat6650
    @nguyentanat6650 6 років тому

    Tuyệt vời

  • @ghosttgirlghosttspook5478
    @ghosttgirlghosttspook5478 6 років тому

    there beautiful!

    • @raptorgod77
      @raptorgod77 6 років тому

      ghostt girl ghostt spook 4 million carnivourous bats

  • @pounce8843
    @pounce8843 5 років тому +2

    I ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ bats

  • @bkpiyushprasad9886
    @bkpiyushprasad9886 4 роки тому +1

    Love bats

  • @trombulan
    @trombulan 10 місяців тому

    Thx Bruce Wayne!

  • @salweezy1
    @salweezy1 6 років тому +2

    I love bats

  • @plushbatfan
    @plushbatfan 6 років тому

    Now I even sleep with the plush bats.

  • @duhbead
    @duhbead 6 років тому

    i want the playlist used for this

  • @user-bw6rs6in7p
    @user-bw6rs6in7p 6 років тому +1

    This is great!
    Also- First to comment! :3

  • @annashal6010
    @annashal6010 3 роки тому

    Cutes😭😭😍

  • @mariadaluzmoutinho5701
    @mariadaluzmoutinho5701 6 років тому +1

    A ignorância e o vento são do maior atrevimento ...Os Maias adoravam o sol ...mas estas pessoas preferem as trevas ...Os morcegos se existem na natureza tem uma função ...Às vezes pergunto quem será neste planeta o mais vampiro?? Vídeo tão elucidativo e revelador!!!

    • @Smoug
      @Smoug Рік тому

      Os Maias adoravam o inframundo tambèm

  • @astralpurpose1344
    @astralpurpose1344 6 років тому +1

    Bats also pollinate pineapples in Hawaii

  • @clints
    @clints 6 років тому

    I like the part where the guy lasso's the tree

  • @jeniferjordan35
    @jeniferjordan35 11 місяців тому

    Bat guano also controls Hanta virus development

  • @DarshanSenTheComposer
    @DarshanSenTheComposer 6 років тому +2

    Where's Brucey now?

  • @shawndubay4050
    @shawndubay4050 3 роки тому +1

    These great, important and helpful animals need our help in a big way because of deforestation, their living spaces being destroyed and being evicted out of people's homes. If you are interested in helping these awesome creatures Bat Conservation International can help. They make and sell bat houses of various sizes and designs. They also have a ton of information on setting up your bat house for success. If you don't like insects including mosquitoes a BCI bat house can help you highly.

  • @batsrule
    @batsrule 2 роки тому

    👍🦇❤️

  • @ketchupketan5462
    @ketchupketan5462 6 років тому +12

    How to get a job in net geographic

    • @raptorgod77
      @raptorgod77 6 років тому +1

      Daya Gohil first apply there

    • @ketchupketan5462
      @ketchupketan5462 6 років тому

      raptorgod77 where

    • @cokefloat18
      @cokefloat18 6 років тому

      Daya Gohil ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @RewdAwakening
      @RewdAwakening 6 років тому +1

      Try Googling 'How to apply for a job with National Geographic'.

  • @karmayt8956
    @karmayt8956 2 роки тому

    Bats are cool. They sometimes have diseases. So do humans. But unlike mice, they don’t crew on my wires.

  • @ch_raney8801
    @ch_raney8801 4 роки тому +1

    I think people have different views on bats now

  • @RusstheTroubadour
    @RusstheTroubadour 6 років тому +7

    Anyone else here because of the PDS?

  • @AngelMercury
    @AngelMercury 6 років тому

    So how do I know which Mezcal labels are bat friendly? Want to support our eco conscious companies of the world when I shop.

  • @sjnovak6
    @sjnovak6 6 років тому

    Phil DeFranco bought me here

  • @DjSoSmooveMINTY124
    @DjSoSmooveMINTY124 6 років тому +2

    There was a bat in my house and I ran

  • @chairshoe81
    @chairshoe81 6 років тому

    national geographic.. and ROLEX?1

  • @dotsv5810
    @dotsv5810 6 років тому

    I always thought bats were cute...

  • @Mouseboy47
    @Mouseboy47 2 роки тому

    Where my Silverwing peeps at

  • @icyflann7178
    @icyflann7178 6 місяців тому

    Humans ruin EVERYTHING! let's save these bats

  • @jlademilitia6214
    @jlademilitia6214 6 років тому +1

    WHAT'S WRONG WITH THOSE DOGS

  • @mikaxd5871
    @mikaxd5871 6 років тому +3

    Rolex?

  • @AndrewMcCabe
    @AndrewMcCabe 2 роки тому

    rolex?

  • @jyotichavan1799
    @jyotichavan1799 6 років тому

    I want to get job in NGC¡

    • @raptorgod77
      @raptorgod77 6 років тому +1

      ALL IN ONE CHANNEL its a very intense environment
      Theres a youtube video about it.

  • @Ohmynishu
    @Ohmynishu 6 років тому

    I WANT to become a wild life researcher pleas help me to do this

  • @cokefloat18
    @cokefloat18 6 років тому

    Du yu kno de wae of da deval?

  • @Synystr7
    @Synystr7 6 років тому

    Is she a witcher? She has yellow eyes.

  • @Walt-qy1ty
    @Walt-qy1ty 2 роки тому +1

    Sorry
    ITS MORBIN TIME

  • @darkstarwat
    @darkstarwat 6 років тому

    Those aren't birds, sweetheart. They're giant vampire bats.

  • @MrWillyVanilly
    @MrWillyVanilly 6 років тому

    Where are the full episodes dammit?

  • @wettelsolide5556
    @wettelsolide5556 3 роки тому

    Genehmigung für Wiederholung Statusfeststellungsverfahren nach dem Geldwäschegesetz meldepflichtigen Sachverhalten im Immobilienbereich auf die Gesundheit über die Zulässigkeit des Antrags auf gerichtliche Entscheidung ohne Kündigung zur Rückzahlung durch Widerspruch

  • @DanGalarzaCyber
    @DanGalarzaCyber 4 роки тому

    Sky puppies

  • @PantsB4Squares
    @PantsB4Squares 6 років тому

    I love the contrast of the video!!
    Ugly bats and beautiful girls!
    💓💦👅

  • @rayrocher6887
    @rayrocher6887 4 місяці тому

    Bats can't vote, so condemned to not respected, bats need importance, I consider values , necessary rebuild, listen to me than , be defiant or judgemental, thanks nat Geo, UA-cam

  • @mmkjijhuks1841
    @mmkjijhuks1841 4 роки тому

    It's good they don't eat them.

  • @6ixgenesis842
    @6ixgenesis842 4 роки тому +2

    Chinese licking their lips rn🤫

    • @Jamz_01
      @Jamz_01 Рік тому

      Wow you should be in r/cursed comments

  • @Cozette420
    @Cozette420 6 років тому +1

    the host's voice is annoying

  • @raptorgod77
    @raptorgod77 6 років тому +1

    A bat bit me so i snapped its neck

  • @luisfer9361
    @luisfer9361 6 років тому

    Why say Mexican words and names with European pronunciation.....? Girl, it’s Mezcal not Methcal, Graciela not Grathiela. Those are names.... those don’t change

    • @dix0613
      @dix0613 3 роки тому +1

      Sheesh. Because she has a Spanish accent and that's how Spaniards pronounce the /s/ sound.