FACT SMACK: Bats! They're Cooler Than Birds

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🗓️ 5 July 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

With the help of ecologist Rodrigo Medellín, the "Bat Man of Mexico," Rasha Aridi (former Short Waver) presents the case for why bats are the best and coolest flying creatures out there!

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0:00.0	You're listening to Shortwave from NPR.
0:04.6	Hey y'all, Maddie Sify here with former Shortwave intern, Russia Auready, first time in
0:10.6	front of the mic.
0:11.6	Woop, woop, hi, Russia.
0:12.6	Hey, Maddie.
0:13.6	Oh, I'm so excited for this.
0:15.4	Me too, dude.
0:16.4	Me too.
0:17.4	Whatcha got?
0:18.4	So, for the last few months, we've been nerding out over weird critters together.
0:21.6	It's been a delight.
0:23.6	And I've joked, semi-joked, that my entire personality is dishing out critterfacts to my
0:29.6	family and friends.
0:30.6	So, I thought I'd do the same.
0:32.8	To our listeners.
0:33.8	Mmm.
0:34.8	Maddie Sify are you ready for the next round of Animal Fact smack?
0:39.8	Yes.
0:40.8	For all of those who forgot, this is the series in which we bring honest scientists to
0:46.4	talk smack using facts.
0:48.4	To prove once and for all that the animal they study is the best.
0:52.4	Now, this might go without saying, but this isn't totally objective, and honestly, every
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