Trachops cirrhosus foraging (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Trachops cirrhosus foraging

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Most of the DNA recovered from the poop samples in the study belonged to frog species and plenty of lizards, but researchers also found evidence that the bats were eating other bats and even a hummingbird.

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Marcos Guerra

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