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Nog steeds vliegen 's avonds grote zwermen vleermuizen of paniki doorheen de Filippijnse lucht.  Toch is het aantal van meerdere soorten de laatste jaren exponentieel afgenomen.  De kritieke fase is reeds bereikt voor de golden-crowned flying fox (acerodon jubatus) en de philippine tube-nose fruit bat (nyctimene rabori), terwijl de negros naked-backed fruit bat (dobsonia chapmani) reeds sedert de jaren zeventig is uitgestorven.   

Paniki


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PANIKI


WHAT IT IS A fruit bat that feeds on over-ripe lanzones, jackfruit, durian and other tree fruit WHERE YOU'LL FIND IT The Philippines has over 50 species of fruit bats found throughout the country, including Subic, the Samal Caves in Davao, and San Juan, Batangas DISH ON THE DISH Batman, beware! Nothing is spared of the fruit bat once it's been caught. To prepare it for cooking, the entire bat is skinned, and the two glands found at the base of its limbs are removed. It is then chopped into bite-sized pieces, sautéed in oil, garlic, vinegar, tomatoes, pepper, laurel leaves, and simmered until the broth has almost dried out. Although some Filipinos consider these fruit bats a delicacy, eating them must be stopped since many bat species are close to becoming endangered. These fruit bats play an important role as they help to maintain the biodiversity of the Philippine's ecological system by propagating fruit-bearing trees.




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