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HAMMERHEAD BAT

Q&A NATURE'S WEIRDEST CREATURES

With a face that wouldn't look out of place among the Notre Dame gargoyles, the hammerhead bat is what the French would call ''. The phrase, which literally translates as 'pretty ugly', refers to a beauty that defies conventional standards. With the ears of Yoda, the faceone messed-up mash-up. Until you realise that this oddly proportioned animal is an evolutionary triumph.

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