Bat collector Randolph Peterson shows off two of the 30,000 bats in his collection at the Royal Ontario Museum -- a tiny insect-eating bat from Africa(...)
Date1/5/1977
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Mahler, John
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Toronto Star (Firm)
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NotesOriginal Toronto Star caption: Bat collector Randolph Peterson shows off two of the 30;000 bats in his collection at the Royal Ontario Museum -- a tiny insect-eating bat from Africa with a six-inch wing span; and a flying fox with a wing span of four to five feet. Peterson; the museum's curator of mammals; has travelled to many countries over the last 30 years to collect the furry creatures.
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Canada Science and Technology Museum
6/15/1988