Pallas Long-Tongued Bat (IMAGE)

Queen Mary University of London

Pallas Long-Tongued Bat

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This is a Pallas long-tongued bat drinking nectar -- it was thought that these bats eat insects in passing but have been discovered to target its moving prey with stealth precision, according to new research by a scientist at Queen Mary University of London.

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Dr. Elizabeth Clare, Queen Mary University of London

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