A plethora of predators snack on bats in this never-before-seen footage of interspecies interactions. The behavior is particularly notable for its potential to contribute to spillover of the deadly Marburg virus.
- Presented & Produced Maren Hunsberger
- Original reporting by Edward Chen
- Research footage from Alex Braczkowski, Bosco Atukwatse/Kyambura Lion Project, and Orin Cornille
- Stock Footage from Getty Images / hstiver / Andrey Sayfutdinov / BlackBoxGuild
- Marburg electron microscopy image from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Supervising Producer: Shamini Bundell
From Atukwatse, B., et al. Multi-species foraging on a Marburg virus bat reservoir. Current Biology (2026). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.02.043
- Presented & Produced Maren Hunsberger
- Original reporting by Edward Chen
- Research footage from Alex Braczkowski, Bosco Atukwatse/Kyambura Lion Project, and Orin Cornille
- Stock Footage from Getty Images / hstiver / Andrey Sayfutdinov / BlackBoxGuild
- Marburg electron microscopy image from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Supervising Producer: Shamini Bundell
From Atukwatse, B., et al. Multi-species foraging on a Marburg virus bat reservoir. Current Biology (2026). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.02.043
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