Dr. Burton Lim's Yellow Shouldered Bat

Posted: April 17, 2014 - 09:02 , by royal
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A new species of Bat was recently named after our very own Dr. Burton Lim! The Bat, officially known as Sturnira burtonlimi or Burton's Yellow Shouldered Bat is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Researchers from the Field Museum in Chicago and the American Museum Natural History in New York completed the study by borrowing over 94 specimens from museums in 24 countries.

Read more about the discovery on Live Science...