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Applications close October 31st.
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Happy ๐ฝ๐๐ฉ ๐ผ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐! ๐ฆ What do you most appreciate about bats?
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๐ฆ Grad Students: we'll be accepting applications for the 2027 Student Scholars program beginning this Thursday! Learn more at batcon.org/student-scholars
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Did you know there are a few lucky places that have an official state bat? Read our latest blog to see if your state is one of the lucky ones! batcon.org/states-with-bats/
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POV: You just ate a yummy frog. ๐ธ
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Truth is stranger than fiction; this photo IS NOT A.I.
๐ฆ Trefoil horseshoe bat
๐ธ Charles M. Francis
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Uncover how scientists are working with wildlife around the globe to save species from wildlife disease, with one excerpt featuring Dr. Tina Cheng, BCI Director of White-nose Syndrome. Perfect for nature-lovers ages 8+ and available wherever you get books!
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Swipe to see some bat toe beans (including the incredible glow-in-the-dark toes of ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด!) โจ
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Meet Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat (๐๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช). These elusive bats are forcing scientists to think outside the box in order to collect more data on the species. Learn more: news.batcon.org/4zVP6Ap
๐ธ Dr Isabella Mandl
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This week's Bat of the Week is aฬถ ฬถcฬถoฬถtฬถtฬถoฬถnฬถ ฬถbฬถaฬถlฬถlฬถ the Honduran white bat (๐๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐บ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข ๐ข๐ญ๐ฃ๐ข). ๐ฆ
The Honduran white bat is of the two smallest frugivorous bat species in the world, weighing about as much as a US Quarter. ๐ค
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The time has come for another important scientific survey: which bat are you today?
It's a bit of a 7-before-lunch, 1-after-lunch kind of day.
pc: Jennifer Barros
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๐ฃ๏ธ New Podcast Alert! The latest episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast is all about bats! ๐ฆ
Sit down with Ryan Huling, author of the book The Hidden Nations of Animals, as he talks all about bats and Bracken Cave: open.spotify.com/episode/36Dโฆ
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National Wildlife Day aims to raise awareness around endangered species, conservation, and habitats protection.
In recognition of this day, here are 5 facts about the rarest bat in the US: the Florida bonneted bat.
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Behold: the illusive scrungly bat. ๐ซช
๐ฆ Lesser woolly horseshoe bat (๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ด ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ญ๐ถ๐ด)
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Nearly 80% of bats are insectivorous. But how does that break down in terms of consumption?
No matter how you slice it, that's a lot of crunching and munching! ๐ฆ
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A face only a bat-lover could love. ๐
๐ฆ Visored bat
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More than just a tiny, pretty face; the smoky bat is a crucial part of the ecosystem in coastal Peru. However, their habitats are under threat-- so BCI and Sallqa Perรบ have developed carefully designed artificial roosts. Read more: news.batcon.org/4wV7xmR
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