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Buy the right to name a bat

Postby JackW » Dec 8, 2008 7:39 pm

chicagotribune.com — Looking to honor a loved one by naming a new species of mammal after them this holiday season? Starting Monday, Purdue University researchers will be auctioning off the naming rights to seven recently discovered types of bats. And if the bats seem too "last Christmas," there's also a pair of yet-to-be-named Amazonian turtles up for grabs. :bananabat:

http://digg.com/pets_animals/Purdue_Auc ... OTC-widget
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Re: Buy the right to name a bat

Postby Carl Amundson » Dec 9, 2008 3:26 pm

Looks pretty cool. Seven new bat species names are up for grabs.

I just saw this on MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28139959/


Purdue University has the goods: The school is auctioning the naming rights to seven newly discovered bats and two turtles. Winning bidders will be able to link a relative, friend or themselves to an animal's scientific name for the ages.
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