Nose-leaf
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nose-leaf-306-14864198
title:
Nose-leaf
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A nose-leaf, or leaf nose, is an often large, lance-shaped nose, found in bats of the Phyllostomidae, Hipposideridae, and Rhinolophidae families. Because these bats echolocate nasally, this nose-leaf is thought to serve a role in modifying and directing the echolocation call. The shape of the nose-leaf can be an important for identifying and classifying bats. Furthermore, the shape of the nose-leaf can identify behavior of the bat itself; for example, in the families that have the nose-leaf, exp
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nose-leaf
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2023-12-12T03:07:04Z
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