Monday, January 5, 2009

Malayan flying fox

Not much going on

Art
goal for the week 20hrs
today
get the January ready for mail off tomorrow
sand boxes

Animal
The Malayan flying fox (pteropus vampyrus) is a very large fruit eating bat from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Tonga, and Vanuatu. It is the largest bat by wingspan as it's wingspan can reach 6 feet and yet they weigh only a little of 2lbs. They do not use echolocation and are very similar to early bats except in that they do not possess a stabilizing tail. Apparently, they are considered tasty as they are very heavily hunted in their native range in 2003 over 4000 individuals were taken by hunters in a site that was being monitored. It may also be believed by some cultures that their meat can cure asthma.

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