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Polynesian Sheath-Tailed Bat

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Threatened Species Factsheet No. 5

2 pages. pdf

VESS

Fijian mastiff bat

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Threatened Species Factsheet No. 4

2pages. pdf

VESS

FIJIAN BLOSSOM BAT

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Threatened Species Factsheet No. 3

2 pages. pdf

VESS

BANKS FLYING FOX

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Threatened Species Factsheet No. 2
2 pages. PDF

VESS

source - www.science.org
How a disappearing ear bone turned bats into masters of echolocation
February 4, 2022

Bats use sound to hunt a dizzying array of prey. Some zero in on flowers to sip nectar, whereas others find cattle and suck their blood. Many nab insects midflight. One species of bat senses small fish beneath the water and snatches them as osprey do.

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