This bizarre bat species hadn’t been seen in 40 years, and has never been photographed before. German biologist Natalie Weber found 16 Maclaud's horseshoe bats in a cave in Guinea and took the picture. The bat’s face folds are thought to be an aid in echolation. Link -via The Pet Blog
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OMG If that flew after me, I'd die.
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amazing! cool!
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Brandon is just a Neatorama troll.
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it is a common optical illusion called mild retardation that inhibits your mind's ability to absorb visual information that is unique and abnormal. it's what's preventing you from thinking that this is a bat. christ.
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What's horseshoe about it? I would've called it Maclaud's Really Big Eared bats!
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