Sum Bora, 28, was wedged in a narrow crevice in a pitch black cave for four days, before his brother heard him make a 'human ...

One Cambodian farmer's attempt to collect some fertiliser led to a harrowing four-day ordeal in a cold, pitch-black cave ...

A Cambodian farmer's attempt to collect some organic fertiliser for his crops resulted in a harrowing four-day ordeal in a ...

Sum's brother couldn't reach him alone, and it took a 10-hour rescue mission involving nearly 200 people to free the trapped ...

A Cambodian farmer got more than he bargained for when his usual trip to find some lucrative fertiliser turned into a ...

On the floor, crabs, insects, and bacteria feed on bird and bat guano. Originally carved by subterranean rivers, Credence cave system was slowly pushed upward by tectonic forces, which lifted it ...

Cambodian farmer Sum Bora was left 'wishing for death' after getting trapped for four days in pitch black cave while ...

Bats may play a key role in the maintenance of some cave ecosystems by bringing in an outside energy source (their guano, or droppings) to energy-poor, lightless caves. Cave biologists think some cave ...

By foraging outside of caves for insects and fruits, part-time cave residents provide for those that never leave. 'Bat faeces are a massively important food source,' explains Geoff. Animals that feed ...

However, mining of bat guano may also be harmful to cave organisms that depend on it as a source of food, and removal of guano is likely to be disruptive to bats themselves, if they are present.

Two New Yorkers died after using bat excrement to grow marijuana. The men, 64 and 59, paid the ultimate price for getting ...