Because the caves are there.
If you're asking about the etymology of "spelunker," it comes from the Latin "spelunca," meaning "cave."
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Scientists who study caves are called speleologists
Speleology is the scientific study of caves, including their physical structure, formation, geological characteristics, and biological contents. Speleologists explore caves to understand their environment, history, and the processes that shape them. They may study cave formations, underground water systems, and the unique ecosystems that exist within caves.
Edgar, being new to the area, chose to explore the mall, looking for all his favourite shops, instead of following the map in the lobby.
Thousands and thousands!You would have to trawl through the world's caving literature to count them all. I'll leave that you - I'd rather explore caves than count them.However, intrigued by this, I carried out an approximate count of the index in my 1977 edition of the UK cavers' guide-book, Northern Caves Vol.5.It lists roughly 450 caves - and that in just part of the North of England.Mendip Underground 1987 is a similar guide to around 60 caves on the geographically compact Mendip Hills,S.W. England - there are many more caves on Mendipbut that book details onlythe caves of greater interest to the "sporting" caver.So there are 500+ caves in just 2 areas of England. Now consider all the other caves in the UK and Eire, then think of all those in France, the USA, Russia, S.E.Asia, Greece, Mexico, .....
Yes, there are caves in the Amazon rainforest. The region contains a variety of cave systems, with some caves yet to be fully explored. These caves provide habitats for unique species of flora and fauna.
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Spelunkers like to explore caves.
People who search caves are commonly referred to as spelunkers or cavers. They are individuals who explore caves for either recreational purposes or scientific research.
Because they think it's fun.
Because they think it's fun.
Scientists who study caves are called speleologists
yes - lots
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It is the present participle- like, for example Hunting or fishing- for Spelunking, derived from speleo-pertaining to caves- exploration of caves as a recreational pursuit. one who partakes in Spelunking is called a spelunker, and the term is not gender referent-unlike say, airman or fisherman. Batman take note. bats and their waste materials are among the various occupational hazards of spelunking, along with the more usual falls, orientation problems, etc.
We can let them just be there, and not explore in them.
spelunkers +++ Cavers I have never seen "spelunker" in any caving literature. Revising my previous answer, having learnt more about it since, "spelunkers" was name coined by a group of New England caving club for themselves in the 1940s; and rather grandly combines Latin and Greek words for "cave". It was used happily and neutrally in the US (but rarely anywhere else) until the 1960s, when American cavers themselves started to turn it into a derogatory term for poorly-equipped and none-too-competent novices and dilettantes. [Source: Wikipedia] The proper term throughout the English-speaking world is "caver".
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