Striped Like a Badger: New Genus of Bat Identified in South Sudan

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Niumbaha superba. (Credit: Photo courtesy of Bucknell University/DeeAnn Reeder)

Apr. 9, 2013 — Researchers have identified a new genus of bat after discovering a rare specimen in South Sudan.

With wildlife personnel under the South Sudanese Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism, Bucknell Associate Professor of Biology DeeAnn Reeder and Fauna & Flora International (FFI) Programme Officer Adrian Garside were leading a team conducting field research and pursuing conservation efforts when Reeder spotted the animal in Bangangai Game Reserve.


"My attention was immediately drawn to the bat's strikingly beautiful and distinct pattern of spots and stripes. It was clearly a very extraordinary animal, one that I had never seen before," recalled Reeder. "I knew the second I saw it that it was the find of a lifetime."

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130409111603.htm

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1. Honey Bat don't give a fuck. nt

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2. But he sure do like that weed n/t

[GiveMeFreedom]

3. That's funny.

Peace.