Bats are known to chew and spit out leaves, like humans chew and spit out tobacco or coca, but this is the first continuous ...

This is the largest of all Adirondack bats. The soft ... to yellowish brown. The short, rounded ears are tan with black edges. The throat is yellowish to tan. Wrist and shoulder patches are whitish.

The new fossil find, Vulcanops jennyworthyae, that lived millions of years ago in New Zealand, is an ancient relative of burrowing or short-tailed bats. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!