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New bat species discovered in Philippines (Mindoro Stripe-Faced Fruitbat)
AFP on Yahoo ^ | 9/17/07 | AFP

Posted on 09/17/2007 10:57:27 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

MANILA (AFP) - A new species of flying fox or fruit bat has been discovered on an island south of Manila, it was reported Monday.

The orange-coloured bat with a distinctive white-stripped face was discovered in a protected wildlife area on Mindoro Island, the Philippine Star newspaper said quoting the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

The discovery was a result of joint research between the University of Kansas' Biodiversity Research Center and a team from the Comparative Biogeography and Conservation of Philippine Vertebrates (CBCPV), the paper said.

Known as the Mindoro Stripe-Faced Fruitbat for its striking facial features the bat was discovered by accident when it was caught in a net set by the researchers.

One of the Filipino researchers, Jake Esselstyn, told the paper that the bat was found during a survey of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians in Sablayan region on the west coast of the island.

Details of the finding were published last week in the Journal of Mammalogy.

The discovery of the new fruit bat species brings the number of bat species in the Philippines to 74 with 26 unique to the Philippines, the paper said.


TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: bat; discovered; environment; flyingfox; fruitbat; philippines; species

An Ausytralian grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus). A new species of flying fox or fruit bat has been discovered on an island south of Manila(AFP/File/Greg Wood)


1 posted on 09/17/2007 10:57:29 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

Bush’s fault.


2 posted on 09/17/2007 10:58:35 AM PDT by BigBlueJon (Superman wears Jack Bauer pajamas to bed.......Jack Bauer wears George W pajamas.)
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To: NormsRevenge

We’re lucky voles don’t fly.


3 posted on 09/17/2007 10:59:14 AM PDT by RightWhale (Snow above 2000')
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4 posted on 09/17/2007 11:00:22 AM PDT by Red Badger (ALL that CARBON in ALL that oil & coal was once in the atmospere. We're just putting it back!)
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To: NormsRevenge

That species name just sings.


5 posted on 09/17/2007 11:01:47 AM PDT by thulldud (Millete adi politikacilar gibi yalanci vaadlerde bulunmaktan nefret ederiz. -- (Ataturk))
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To: NormsRevenge

Remember watching flocks of fruit bats flying over Subic Bay at dusk. So many they would blacken the sky.


6 posted on 09/17/2007 11:02:14 AM PDT by Broker (Mabuhay!)
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To: BigBlueJon

To the delight of Moonbats everywhere...


7 posted on 09/17/2007 11:05:03 AM PDT by farlander (Try not to wear milk bone underwear - it's a dog eat dog financial world)
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To: NormsRevenge

8 posted on 09/17/2007 11:05:24 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: NormsRevenge; honolulugal
Here's a picture of a second cousin of the new bat.... It's called a giant bigmouth moonbat.
9 posted on 09/17/2007 11:06:19 AM PDT by GQuagmire (Giggety,Giggety,Giggety)
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To: NormsRevenge
My favorite bat:


10 posted on 09/17/2007 11:08:24 AM PDT by capt. norm (Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.)
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To: NormsRevenge
How about a Left Coast Waxbat? Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
11 posted on 09/17/2007 11:11:22 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

This picture is just all kinds of wrong, and yet I can’t look away. I particularly like the scraped up knees ...


12 posted on 09/17/2007 11:14:17 AM PDT by RepoGirl ("Tom, I'm getting dead from you, but I'm not getting Un-dead..." -- Frasier Crane)
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To: NormsRevenge

13 posted on 09/17/2007 11:16:05 AM PDT by nuconvert ("Terrorism is not the enemy. It is a means to the ends of militant Islamism." MZJ)
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To: RepoGirl

I can send you a larger version for a screen saver!


14 posted on 09/17/2007 11:19:27 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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To: NormsRevenge
"An Ausytralian grey-headed Flying-fox"

Unplugged 12 ga, 7 1/2's, modified choke. If they are staying further out, switch to high brass 7 1/2 heavies or maybe high brass 6's. /s

15 posted on 09/17/2007 11:21:45 AM PDT by Deaf Smith
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To: NormsRevenge

`The Mindoro Stripe-faced Fruit Bats’ (formerly the Manila Fruit-faced Striped-A** Baboons): easy listening, Top 40 and progressive music for your wedding, graduation or bar mitzvah . . . but specializing in bat mitzvahs.
Contact: Bat “Bud” Masterson


16 posted on 09/17/2007 11:25:33 AM PDT by tumblindice ("they really rock!" Otto)
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To: NormsRevenge
Mindoro Stripe-Faced Fruitbat

hmm sounds like a mexican wrestler.


17 posted on 09/17/2007 11:29:24 AM PDT by ari-freedom (I am for traditional moral values, a strong national defense, and free markets.)
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To: NormsRevenge
Mindoro Stripe-Faced Fruitbat

I think I had a couple of these at the bar Saturday night.

18 posted on 09/17/2007 12:19:41 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: NormsRevenge

So what is the difference between a fruit bat, moon bat, or ding bat?

We already have enough in Congress and the Left coast.

Oh wait. The fruit bat is real and the others are just wannabees.


19 posted on 09/17/2007 12:20:10 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Ever see WILLIS SHAW backwards in your rear view mirror? I have!)
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To: ari-freedom
Dah leader of dah bats???

20 posted on 09/17/2007 12:20:41 PM PDT by crazyshrink
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