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Welcome back to Bizarre Beasts: Season Zero, where we are remastering episodes of Bizarre Beasts that were originally created for Vlogbrothers. This episode, Hammer-headed Bats! The nocturnal mammal that looks a little strange, but sounds even stranger.
The hammer-headed bat pin was designed by Lukas Phelan.
Get the Season Zero pin set here: https://complexly.store/products/season-zero-pin-set
Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Follow us on socials:
Twitter: twitter.com/bizarrebeasts
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#BizarreBeasts #bats
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Sources:
npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101784365
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Hypsignathus_monstrosus
blog.wcs.org/photo/2018/05/15/hammer-headed-bat-congo-africa
snopes.com/fact-check/hammerhead-bat
newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Megabat
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lek
bats.org.uk/about-bats/what-are-bats/classifying-bats
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982213012001
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jzo.12069
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0241063&fbclid=IwAR17swkF6PT2ZQyxIdcMLbtJVsLIj2TvRtWXsI10bjSUVddqg_mDZBpUeMQ
academic.oup.com/beheco/article/26/4/1156/211521?login=false
Audio of the Lek Vocalization: youtu.be/Cn7zl2zdLW0
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Images:
gettyimages.com/detail/video/vampire-bat-stock-footage/1327135113
gettyimages.com/detail/video/malayan-flying-fox-eating-fruit-stock-footage/1175886980?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/flying-fox-eating-fruit-upside-down-stock-footage/1154826963?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/fruit-bat-or-flying-fox-pteropus-giganteus-tourist-zone-stock-footage/1954361585?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/pair-of-egyptian-fruit-bats-rousettus-aegyptiacus-stock-footage/635794046?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/indian-flying-fox-bat-hanging-on-the-roof-pteropus-stock-footage/1137863958
gettyimages.com/detail/video/following-a-single-flying-fox-flying-beneath-a-blue-sky-stock-footage/1254755067?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/male-greater-sage-grouse-courtship-display-with-inflated-stock-footage/1218381592?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-small-lesser-horseshoe-bat-covered-by-wings-stock-footage/1294776677?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/malabar-giant-squirrel-sitting-on-branch-eating-a-banana-stock-footage/2029499100?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-hole-inside-a-big-natural-cave-with-bats-long-stock-footage/1410106793?adppopup=true
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223139
gettyimages.com/detail/video/wide-or-medium-shot-of-two-male-blackbuck-or-antilope-stock-footage/1404647560
gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-of-a-fruit-bat-licking-stock-footage/1808124319?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/malibu-sea-lion-enjoying-the-sun-stock-footage/1388274274?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/shoebill-stork-standing-surrounded-by-plants-stock-footage/1067753670?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/common-vampire-bat-royalty-free-image/518596994?phrase=big+lipped+bat&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/brazilian-bat-the-brazilian-big-eyed-bat-royalty-free-image/1221511037?phrase=big+lipped+bat&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/flying-fox-flying-royalty-free-image/1994381930?phrase=megabat&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/mexican-free-tailed-bats-flying-outside-cave-texas-stock-footage/528533492?adppopup=true
inaturalist.org/observations/346221
inaturalist.org/observations/140714664
youtube.com/watch?v=Kod6WCzXNl0&ab_channel=DepartmentofConservation
inaturalist.org/observations/143017823
inaturalist.org/observations/26482785
youtu.be/Cn7zl2zdLW0?si=Qei0waZhRbkXb-HX
inaturalist.org/observations/35705849
inaturalist.org/observations/5649067
inaturalist.org/observations/9308394
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223139
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223139
inaturalist.org/observations/189804521
Use code BIZARREBEASTS50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus 20% off your next month at bit.ly/4aEsdno!
Welcome back to Bizarre Beasts: Season Zero, where we are remastering episodes of Bizarre Beasts that were originally created for Vlogbrothers. This episode, Hammer-headed Bats! The nocturnal mammal that looks a little strange, but sounds even stranger.
The hammer-headed bat pin was designed by Lukas Phelan.
Get the Season Zero pin set here: https://complexly.store/products/season-zero-pin-set
Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Follow us on socials:
Twitter: twitter.com/bizarrebeasts
Instagram: instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow
Facebook: facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow
#BizarreBeasts #bats
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Sources:
npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101784365
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Hypsignathus_monstrosus
blog.wcs.org/photo/2018/05/15/hammer-headed-bat-congo-africa
snopes.com/fact-check/hammerhead-bat
newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Megabat
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lek
bats.org.uk/about-bats/what-are-bats/classifying-bats
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982213012001
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jzo.12069
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0241063&fbclid=IwAR17swkF6PT2ZQyxIdcMLbtJVsLIj2TvRtWXsI10bjSUVddqg_mDZBpUeMQ
academic.oup.com/beheco/article/26/4/1156/211521?login=false
Audio of the Lek Vocalization: youtu.be/Cn7zl2zdLW0
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Images:
gettyimages.com/detail/video/vampire-bat-stock-footage/1327135113
gettyimages.com/detail/video/malayan-flying-fox-eating-fruit-stock-footage/1175886980?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/flying-fox-eating-fruit-upside-down-stock-footage/1154826963?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/fruit-bat-or-flying-fox-pteropus-giganteus-tourist-zone-stock-footage/1954361585?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/pair-of-egyptian-fruit-bats-rousettus-aegyptiacus-stock-footage/635794046?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/indian-flying-fox-bat-hanging-on-the-roof-pteropus-stock-footage/1137863958
gettyimages.com/detail/video/following-a-single-flying-fox-flying-beneath-a-blue-sky-stock-footage/1254755067?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/male-greater-sage-grouse-courtship-display-with-inflated-stock-footage/1218381592?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-small-lesser-horseshoe-bat-covered-by-wings-stock-footage/1294776677?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/malabar-giant-squirrel-sitting-on-branch-eating-a-banana-stock-footage/2029499100?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-hole-inside-a-big-natural-cave-with-bats-long-stock-footage/1410106793?adppopup=true
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223139
gettyimages.com/detail/video/wide-or-medium-shot-of-two-male-blackbuck-or-antilope-stock-footage/1404647560
gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-of-a-fruit-bat-licking-stock-footage/1808124319?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/malibu-sea-lion-enjoying-the-sun-stock-footage/1388274274?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/shoebill-stork-standing-surrounded-by-plants-stock-footage/1067753670?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/common-vampire-bat-royalty-free-image/518596994?phrase=big+lipped+bat&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/brazilian-bat-the-brazilian-big-eyed-bat-royalty-free-image/1221511037?phrase=big+lipped+bat&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/flying-fox-flying-royalty-free-image/1994381930?phrase=megabat&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/mexican-free-tailed-bats-flying-outside-cave-texas-stock-footage/528533492?adppopup=true
inaturalist.org/observations/346221
inaturalist.org/observations/140714664
youtube.com/watch?v=Kod6WCzXNl0&ab_channel=DepartmentofConservation
inaturalist.org/observations/143017823
inaturalist.org/observations/26482785
youtu.be/Cn7zl2zdLW0?si=Qei0waZhRbkXb-HX
inaturalist.org/observations/35705849
inaturalist.org/observations/5649067
inaturalist.org/observations/9308394
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223139
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223139
inaturalist.org/observations/189804521
