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DURING some recent observations on bats in Trinidad, B.W.I., an interesting variation from the normal state of young bats at birth was noticed. A pregnant specimen of Artibeus planirostris trinitatis K. And. (Phyllostomidæ) was under observation. Parturition occurred in the afternoon of March 9, 1945, and the young bat was closely examined within two hours and found to have its eyes open. As this seemed unusual, several further specimens of the same species were captured. These were all within a few days of parturition. The fœti were dissected out and examined, and it was found that these also had their eyes open.
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JONES, T. Unusual State at Birth of a Bat. Nature 156, 365 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/156365b0
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