TIL the Bumblebee Bat is the smallest mammal in the world

discovermagazine.com
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2 years ago
byeldiscipulototodayilearned

Summary

The bumblebee bat has a body weight of up to 2 grams, which is to say it has the heft of a bottle cap, business card, plastic spoon or paperclip. Bumblebee bats live in just two small areas in Thailand and Myanmar, where tourism and farming threaten its natural habitat.
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7 Comments

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boredgamer
2 years ago
It's weirdly cute!
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bambam
2 years ago
You'd think Thailand and Myanmar would conserve them to make people want to come see them
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eldiscipuloOP
2 years ago
They've got bigger problems and Thailand is hurting these days for tourism
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getthatmoneyyo
2 years ago*
2 grams!? How is this thing alive!?
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eldiscipuloOP
2 years ago
That's right! Will be interesting to see if another pops up smaller
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practicalmagic
2 years ago
Haha I think there are smaller animals, just not mammals
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getthatmoneyyo
2 years ago
My brain blipped... didn't think about that lol