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Hairy-footed Moss Forest Blossom Bat (Syconycteris hobbit) - West Sepik Pro

April 1986

Hairy-footed Moss Forest Blossom Bat (Syconycteris hobbit) - West Sepik Pro
Hix, 1 Dec 2008
    • Hix
      April 1986
      1 Dec 2008
    • Hix
      This was the second individual of this species ever collected.

      And - unless the pickled body of this guy has since been photographed, or another individual found and photographed - I own the only photos in existence of this uncommon little species.
      17 Apr 2009
    • Sun Wukong
      @Hix: Many, many thanks. That pic made my day! ;)

      A Chiroptera Fan
      17 Apr 2009
    • Chlidonias
      did you know that if you search for "Syconycteris hobbit" on Google Images your photo is currently used on three other websites?

      I think you may have answered this elsewhere but I can't remember, what was the story behind your New Guinea trip?

      EDIT: I should have finished looking through the photos again! I found the answer to my second question on the other bat photo, namely: "It was an Australian Museum expedition in April of 1986. There were several species of these tube-nosed bats found up in the mountains, and our team leader was quite interested in them (but more interested in tree Kangaroos!). We used mist nets to get most of the bats. Local people would occassionally catch things for us too."

      Your team leader wasn't Tim Flannery was it?
      7 Jun 2012
    • Hix
      Yes it was. Long before he had written any books, but when he was Head of the Mammalogy at the Museum.
      7 Jun 2012
    • Monty
      That sounds like a great expedition to be on.

      Have you got a lot more photos :)
      7 Jun 2012
    • Hix
      Yes, but mainly of dead things or scenery. And it rained a lot.
      7 Jun 2012
    • Monty
      8 Jun 2012
    • Hix
      I found them interesting, but apparently the vast bulk of Zoochatters did not. Most of the photos I uploaded from PNG disappeared in The Great Purge of 2010.

      :p

      Hix
      8 Jun 2012
    • Chlidonias
      so they weren't photos of meerkats and tigers then?
      8 Jun 2012
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