Sentences with phrase «world fruit bats»

The clade Chiroptera includes two extant clades, Megachiroptera (Old World Fruit Bats) and Microchiroptera (echolocating bats).

To Dumont's surprise, the saliva of some old - world fruit bats was just as acidic after their food had cleared the mouth and digestive system, 20 minutes later, and remained so for six hours.

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From the Wildlife Trust, a non-profit organization that works with local scientists around the globe to encourage wildlife and habitat conservation, comes news of the world's largest fruit bat — a furry critter with a 5 - foot wingspan known as the flying fox.