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7 hours ago · Bat. Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera ( / kaɪˈrɒptərə / ). [a] With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out digits covered with a thin membrane or patagium.
- Flying Foxes
Pteropus (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of...
- Greater Horseshoe Bat
The greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) is an...
- Chiroptera (Disambiguation)
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- Myzopodidae
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- Rhinolophidae
Horseshoe bats are bats in the family Rhinolophidae.In...
- Flying Foxes
7 hours ago · The Rim Fire burned more than 250,000 acres (1,000 km 2) of forest. A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. [1] [2] Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a bushfire ( in ...
7 hours ago · Opiz, nom. illeg. Nomocharis Franch. Lilium ( / ˈlɪliəm / LIL-ee-əm) [3] is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large and often prominent flowers. They are the true lilies. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world.
7 hours ago · Francis ( Italian: Francesco d'Assisi; Latin: Franciscus Assisiensis) was baptized Giovanni by his mother. His surnames, di Pietro di Bernardone, come from his father, Pietro di Bernardone. The latter was in France on business when Francis was born in Assisi, a small town in Italy. Upon his return, Pietro took to calling his son Francesco ...
7 hours ago · Bird. Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves ( / ˈeɪviːz / ), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
7 hours ago · Arizona is the sixth largest state by area, ranked after New Mexico and before Nevada. Of the state's 113,998 square miles (295,000 km 2 ), approximately 15% is privately owned. The remaining area is public forest and parkland, state trust land and Native American reservations.
7 hours ago · São Tomé and Príncipe (/ ˌ s aʊ t ə ˈ m eɪ ... ˈ p r ɪ n s ɪ p ə,-p eɪ / ⓘ SOW tə-MAY ... PRIN-sih-pə, -pay; Portuguese: São Tomé e Príncipe (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w tuˈmɛ i ˈpɾĩsɨpɨ]); English: "Saint Thomas and Prince"), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (Portuguese: República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe), is an ...
