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Noctilio leporinus, Print, The greater bulldog bat or fisherman bat (Noctilio leporinus) is a type of fishing bat native to Latin America (Spanish: Murciélago pescador). The bat uses echolocation to detect water ripples made by the fish upon which it preys, then uses the pouch between its legs to scoop the fish up and its sharp claws to catch and cling to it. It is not to be confused with the lesser bulldog bat, which, though belonging to the same genus, merely catches water insects, such as water striders and water beetles., 1700-1880.

Noctilio leporinus, Print, The greater bulldog bat or fisherman bat (Noctilio leporinus) is a type of fishing bat native to Latin America (Spanish: Murciélago pescador). The bat uses echolocation to detect water ripples made by the fish upon which it preys, then uses the pouch between its legs to scoop the fish up and its sharp claws to catch and cling to it. It is not to be confused with the lesser bulldog bat, which, though belonging to the same genus, merely catches water insects, such as water striders and water beetles., 1700-1880.
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Caption: Noctilio leporinus, Print, The greater bulldog bat or fisherman bat (Noctilio leporinus) is a type of fishing bat native to Latin America (Spanish: Murciélago pescador). The bat uses echolocation to detect water ripples made by the fish upon which it preys, then uses the pouch between its legs to scoop the fish up and its sharp claws to catch and cling to it. It is not to be confused with the lesser bulldog bat, which, though belonging to the same genus, merely catches water insects, such as water striders and water beetles., 1700-1880
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Image size: 4340 × 5424 px | 67.3 MB
Print size: 36.7 × 45.9 cm | 1708.7 × 2135.4 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 1700-1880 • ANATOMY: LEG • BAT USES ECHOLOCATION • CATCH • CLING • CONFUSED • DETECT WATER RIPPLES • FISH UP • FISH UPON • FISHERMAN BAT • FISHING BAT NATIVE • GENUS • GREATER BULLDOG BAT • LATIN AMERICA • LATIN AMERICAN • LATINOAMERICA • LEG • LEG, ANATOMY • LEGS • LESSER BULLDOG BAT • MERELY CATCHES WATER INSECTS • MURCIÉLAGO PESCADOR • NOCTILIO LEPORINUS • POUCH • PREYS • PRINT • SCOOP • SHARP CLAWS • SPANISH • THOUGH • TYPE • USÉS • WATER BEETLES • WATER STRIDERS