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Science Friday > Archives > 2003 > October
> October 31, 2003:
Hour Two: Alpine Iceman / Bat News
They aren't blind, they won't fly into your hair, and 99.9 percent
of them don't drink blood. Join us in this Halloween-day hour for
the real world of bats, and a look at the new ways scientists are
estimating bat populations.
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Plus, we'll hear about new research into the life and times
of Oetzi, the "Iceman" of the Alps. The 5200-year-old mummy
was found high in the mountains a decade ago. Now researchers
think they know where he came from.
Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255
(3-4 Eastern), and share your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
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Oetzi,
the Alpine Iceman.
Copyright: Photo Archives, South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology,
www.iceman.it
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Guests:
Wolfgang Muller
Geochemist
Research School of
Earth Sciences
The Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
William Gannon
Collections Manager
Department
of Biology
The Museum of Southwestern
Biology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Thomas H. Kunz
Professor of Biology
Director, Center for Ecology and
Conservation Biology
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
South
Tyrol Museum of Archaelogy: Oetzi
BBC
NEWS | Science/Nature | Iceman's final meal
BBC
News | SCI/TECH | Scientists solve iceman mystery
Ötzi
the Iceman - Wikipedia
Bat
Conservation International
Bat
Conservation Trust
Division
of Endangered Species, Bats
"What's
so bad about BATS?"
CDC
- Rabies: Bats and Rabies
Howstuffworks
"How Bats Work"
This segment produced by Annette Heist
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