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New bat species discovered in Philippines (Mindoro Stripe-Faced Fruitbat)
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| 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)
To: NormsRevenge
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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.)
To: NormsRevenge
We’re lucky voles don’t fly.
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posted on
09/17/2007 10:59:14 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Snow above 2000')
To: NormsRevenge
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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!)
To: NormsRevenge
That species name just sings.
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posted on
09/17/2007 11:01:47 AM PDT
by
thulldud
(Millete adi politikacilar gibi yalanci vaadlerde bulunmaktan nefret ederiz. -- (Ataturk))
To: NormsRevenge
Remember watching flocks of fruit bats flying over Subic Bay at dusk. So many they would blacken the sky.
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posted on
09/17/2007 11:02:14 AM PDT
by
Broker
(Mabuhay!)
To: BigBlueJon
To the delight of Moonbats everywhere...
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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)
To: NormsRevenge
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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)
To: NormsRevenge; honolulugal
Here's a picture of a second cousin of the new bat.... It's called a giant bigmouth moonbat.
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posted on
09/17/2007 11:06:19 AM PDT
by
GQuagmire
(Giggety,Giggety,Giggety)
To: NormsRevenge
My favorite bat:
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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.)
To: NormsRevenge
How about a Left Coast Waxbat?
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posted on
09/17/2007 11:11:22 AM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
This picture is just all kinds of wrong, and yet I can’t look away. I particularly like the scraped up knees ...
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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)
To: NormsRevenge
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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)
To: RepoGirl
I can send you a larger version for a screen saver!
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posted on
09/17/2007 11:19:27 AM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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
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
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posted on
09/17/2007 11:25:33 AM PDT
by
tumblindice
("they really rock!" Otto)
To: NormsRevenge
Mindoro Stripe-Faced Fruitbat
hmm sounds like a mexican wrestler.
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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.)
To: NormsRevenge
Mindoro Stripe-Faced Fruitbat I think I had a couple of these at the bar Saturday night.
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posted on
09/17/2007 12:19:41 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
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.
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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!)
To: ari-freedom
Dah leader of dah bats???
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