The world’s biggest bats are shrinking, reveals new research. Flying fox fruit bats are getting smaller — and it may be down ...
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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.
A study published in the Journal of Mammalogy found the giant fruit bats have been getting smaller over several decades.
Madagascar flying foxes (Pteropus rufus) are shrinking. They have been getting smaller over the past several decades, which ...
Hidden in the forests of a remote Philippine province, a bat with a wingspan stretching nearly six feet has just been spotted ...
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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's flying foxes are shrinking.
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