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EPISODE · Aug 28, 2018 · 24 MIN

Spectral Bat : Maximum Bat

from The Wild Episode · host Brian Ruckley - Natural History and Zoology Podcaster

The Spectral Bat (Vampyrum spectrum - which is pretty cool as scientific names go) is the biggest bat in the Americas, and the biggest carnivorous bat in the world. A properly high-ranking predator in its environment, out there in the darkness enjoying a diet that makes its insectivorous, piscivorous and frugivorous relatives look like they're hardly even trying ... It deserves, I think, to be better known, so here's my tiny contribution to putting that right ... Shownotes at www.thewildepisode.com.  Subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss any future Wild Episodes, and e-mail your comments, corrections, suggestions or feedback to help make those future episodes better. And now you can find The Wild Episode on Facebook too!

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