Maclaud's horseshoe bat.

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animal, Pictures on June 29, 2007 at 6:21 am


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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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8 comments to "Maclaud's horseshoe bat."

  1. Tempscire
    June 29th, 2007 at 11:14 am

    I keep staring at it and I'm still not seeing a bat. A wing, yes, an eye, and a giant ear...Just can't assemble them into one overall working picture of a bat. Weird.

  2. Lydia
    June 29th, 2007 at 12:25 pm

    It's the same for me. According to where the wings, ears, and eye are, I feel like I should be able to recognize the face. What gives?

  3. Miss Cellania
    June 29th, 2007 at 12:36 pm

    Its face looks like an explosion. Apparently, that's natural.

  4. Alex
    June 29th, 2007 at 1:20 pm

    What's horseshoe about it? I would've called it Maclaud's Really Big Eared bats!

  5. brandon
    June 29th, 2007 at 6:26 pm

    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.

  6. Alex
    June 29th, 2007 at 8:05 pm

    Brandon is just a Neatorama troll.

  7. MoniA
    June 29th, 2007 at 9:15 pm

    amazing! cool!

  8. Nancy
    July 9th, 2007 at 1:16 am

    OMG If that flew after me, I'd die.


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