A new subspecies of bamboo bat discovered in the Andamans

Bamboo Bats are named so because they roost inside bamboo stems during the day. They have extremely flattened skulls that allow them to slip through 4-8 millimeters narrow slits. This makes it possible for them to dwell inside bamboo stems and escape large predators like snakes. This year, a group of scientists at the Osmania University in Hyderabad, India have discovered an entirely new subspecies of bamboo bats from the Andaman Islands in India. Read my complete story on Mongabay-India.