Tube-nosed bat which bears striking resemblance to Yoda [DailyMail 2010-10-06]

Tube-nosed bat which bears striking resemblance to Yoda [DailyMail 2010-10-06]

[Photo] A Nyctimene tube-nosed fruit bat is one of the exotic discoveries made by scientists in Papua New Guinea

A tube-nosed fruit bat with an appearance reminiscent of the Star Wars Jedi Master Yoda has been discovered in a remote rainforest.

The bat, along with an orange spider and a yellow-spotted frog are among a host of new species found in a region of Papua New Guinea.

More than 200 animals and plants were revealed for the first time after two months of surveying in the rugged and little-explored Nakanai and Muller mountain ranges last year.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1318093/Bat-resembling-Star-Wars-Yoda-discovered-Papua-New-Guinea-rainforest.html


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Description		Tube-nosed bat which bears striking resemblance to Yoda [DailyMail 2010-10-06] [Photo] A Nyctimene tube-nosed fruit bat is one of the exotic discoveries made by scientists in Papua New Guinea A tube-nosed fruit bat with an appearance reminiscent of the Star Wars Jedi Master Yoda has been discovered in a remote rainforest. The bat, along with an orange spider and a yellow-spotted frog are among a host of new species found in a region of Papua New Guinea. More than 200 animals and plants were revealed for the first time after two months of surveying in the rugged and little-explored Nakanai and Muller mountain ranges last year. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1318093/Bat-resembling-Star-Wars-Yoda-discovered-Papua-New-Guinea-rainforest.html Source: DailyMail - http://www.dailymail.co.uk

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