Bats Consumed for Good Health in Indonesia

Disgusting Bats Consumed for Good Health in Indonesia

Bat catcher Martono scales a cliff edge to access a cave on July 31, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. A typical catch numbers around 800 bats a month

Bat catcher Martono scales a cliff edge to access a cave on July 31, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti)

Bat catcher Martono collects bats captured in a cave on July 31, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Bat catchers Martono (L) and Gunawan (R) collects bats captured in a cave on July 31, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Bats captured in in a cave on July 31, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Bat catcher Gunawan collects bats captured in a cave on July 31, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Bat catcher Gunawan displays a bat captured in a cave on July 31, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Bat catchers Martono and Gunawan collects bats captured in a cave on July 31, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. A typical catch numbers around 800 bats a month. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti)

Bat seller Sukarwati shows a bat on July 30, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Sukarwati and her family have hunted bats in the Imogiri region for generations, capturing more than 800 bats per month. The Sukarwati family believe that the meat from the bat heals asthma and respiratory problems and it is a great honour for them knowing that the meat that they provide will help ease people's health ailments. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti)

Bat seller Sukarwati skins a bat on July 30, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Sukarwati and her family have hunted bats in the Imogiri region for generations, capturing more than 800 bats per month. The Sukarwati family believe that the meat from the bat heals asthma and respiratory problems and it is a great honour for them knowing that the meat that they provide will help ease people's health ailments. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti)

Bats are displayed at the vendors store on July 30, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Sukarwati and her family have hunted bats in the Imogiri region for generations, capturing more than 800 bats per month. The Sukarwati family believe that the meat from the bat heals asthma and respiratory problems and it is a great honour for them knowing that the meat that they provide will help ease people's health ailments. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti)

Bats are displayed at the vendors store on July 30, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti)

A bat seller skins a bat on July 30, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Sukarwati and her family have hunted bats in the Imogiri region for generations, capturing more than 800 bats per month. The Sukarwati family believe that the meat from the bat heals asthma and respiratory problems and it is a great honour for them knowing that the meat that they provide will help ease people's health ailments. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti)

Bat seller Sukarwati shows a skinned bat on July 30, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Sukarwati and her family have hunted bats in the Imogiri region for generations, capturing more than 800 bats per month. The Sukarwati family believe that the meat from the bat heals asthma and respiratory problems and it is a great honour for them knowing that the meat that they provide will help ease people's health ailments. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti)

Bat seller Sukarwati skins bats on July 30, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Sukarwati and her family have hunted bats in the Imogiri region for generations, capturing more than 800 bats per month. The Sukarwati family believe that the meat from the bat heals asthma and respiratory problems and it is a great honour for them knowing that the meat that they provide will help ease people's health ailments. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti)