What are the characteristics of kitcum cave as a natural habitat?

Preston finally begins his journey into the cave. Aided by a map drawn by an elephant expert who studied Kitum Cave, Preston passes through a zone of bat roosts to a dry, dusty area with remnants of a petrified rainforest. THe cave serves as a habitat for monkeys, elephants, bats, ticks, sand flies, genet cats, biting insects, crawling bugs, birds, rodents, hyraxes.