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Madagascar's giant bats seem to be shrinking. After measuring 121 specimens, scientists suggest hunting by humans is to blame
With wingspans up to five feet, Malagasy flying foxes—among the biggest fruit bats in the world—dominate Madagascar’s skies.
The world’s biggest bats are shrinking, reveals new research. Flying fox fruit bats are getting smaller — and it may be down ...
Sheep grazing can change the conditions that bats encounter when hunting for insects, with some species becoming more active ...
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Museum specimens reveal shrinking flying foxes in Madagascar, with commercial hunting suspected
Flying foxes are the biggest bats in the world; they look like German shepherd puppies with 5-foot (1.5-meter) wingspans. But ...
Madagascar flying foxes (Pteropus rufus) are shrinking. They have been getting smaller over the past several decades, which ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Australia is famously a place with some of the world’s most dangerous and frightening ...
How can we understand the activity of wild bats? Mostly soundless, flying in the dark, bats feed at night and evade our senses. Now, an international research team has developed a new non-invasive ...
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