Super-tongue Bat Caught on Camera (with Video)

Ker Than; Nathan Muchhala

Super-tongue Bat Caught on Camera (with Video)

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Original language	American English
State	Published - Jun 11 2012

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Biology

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