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Megabat — Fruit bat redirects here. For other uses, see Fruit Bat (disambiguation). Megabats Temporal range: Oligocene–Recent … Wikipedia
megabat — noun large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit • Syn: ↑fruit bat • Hypernyms: ↑bat, ↑chiropteran • Hyponyms: ↑flying fox, ↑Pteropus capestratus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Flying primates theory — The flying primates theory conjectures that megabats, a sub group of Chiroptera (also known as flying foxes), form an evolutionary sister group of Primates. This theory was proposed by Australian neuroscientist Jack Pettigrew in 1986 [cite… … Wikipedia
Bat — For other uses, see Bat (disambiguation). Bats Temporal range: 52–0 Ma … Wikipedia
List of common misconceptions — This incomplete list is not intended to be exhaustive. This is a list of current, widely held, false ideas and beliefs about notable topics which have been reported by reliable sources from around the world. Each has been discussed in published… … Wikipedia
Last Chance to See — The book Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine was first published in 1990, as a companion to the BBC radio series of the same name. The theme of documentary was to feature animal species which were endangered or threatened with … Wikipedia
Horseshoe bat — Taxobox name = Horseshoe Bats image width = 200px image caption = Great Horse Shoe Bat regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Chiroptera familia = Rhinolophidae familia authority = Gray, 1825 subdivision ranks = Subfamilies … Wikipedia
Frugivore — A frugivore is an animal that feeds primarily or, in some cases, exclusively on fruit. This method of feeding can be more efficient than consuming the stem, roots, or other vegetative portions of a plant, due to higher concentrations of sugars,… … Wikipedia
Fruit Bat — can refer to:* Megabats, species of bats which eat fruit. * Leslie George Fruitbat Carter, a British musician. * Fruit Bats, an American band … Wikipedia
Moscow Zoo — The Moscow Zoo entrance. Date opened 1864[1] Location Moscow, Russia Land … Wikipedia
