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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the diets of different species of bat include frogs, fish, other bats, nectar, and blood?

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"Nustrale" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect Nustrale has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 November 22 § Nustrale until a consensus is reached. cogsan _{(nag me) (stalk me)} 12:19, 22 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

"Barotrauma and Wind turbines" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect Barotrauma and Wind turbines has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 December 7 § Barotrauma and Wind turbines until a consensus is reached. Jay 💬 16:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

bats

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hange "Most of the oldest known bat fossils were already very similar to modern microbats, such as Archaeopteropus (32 million years ago)." to "Most of the oldest known bat fossils were already very similar to modern microbats, such as Archaeopteropus (32 million years ago). The oldest known bat fossil is the Icaronycteris gunnelli (52 million years ago). The two sets of fossils were discovered in 2600:1700:3168:1240:491A:5FE0:286C:E6F5 (talk) 19:33, 27 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Rhinonycteridae

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The Rhinonycteridae aren't mouse-tailed bats ~2026-38383-21 (talk) 20:38, 9 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

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bats

Rhinonycteridae