Bat embryo. Embryo of Natal long-fingered bat (Miniopterus natalensis). The embryo is still inside the transparent amniotic sac, and attached via the

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Bat embryo. Embryo of Natal long-fingered bat (Miniopterus natalensis). The embryo is still inside the transparent amniotic sac, and attached via the umbilical blood vessels to the placenta (dark red). This is a species of vesper bat found in Africa.

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