# 3 Bizarre New Bat Species Found in SE Asia

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**Created:** [November 4, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-bizarre-new-bat-species-found-in-se-asia/601820 "2011-11-04T04:24:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-bizarre-new-bat-species-found-in-se-asia/601820/1 "2011-11-04T04:24:45Z")

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See them [here](http://news.mongabay.com/2011/1030-hance_newbats.html).

“Three new species of tube-nosed bats, known for extraordinary nostrils that look like blooming flowers … highly sophisticated echolocation systems, making it impossible for scientists to catch the bats in mist nets — the usual method for trapping bats in the wild.”

_Almost_ in time for Halloween.

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-bizarre-new-bat-species-found-in-se-asia/601820/2 "2011-11-04T04:33:13Z")

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[Zoologists are getting kickbacks for making up new species of bat](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGDUR9OPgrg).

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**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-bizarre-new-bat-species-found-in-se-asia/601820/3 "2011-11-04T04:35:06Z")

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Way cool! 🆒  
Interesting looking bat! The canine type teeth would lead me to think that it must be carnivorous or omnivorous.

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**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-bizarre-new-bat-species-found-in-se-asia/601820/4 "2011-11-04T14:12:43Z")

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I love bats! That second one is a hairy little dude!