{
  "id": 17277681,
  "title": "Madagascar's Giant Bats Seem to Be Shrinking. After Measuring 121 Specimens, Scientists Suggest Hunting by Humans Is to Blame",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/madagascars-giant-bats-seem-to-be-shrinking-after-measuring-121",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-30T19:13:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/madagascars-giant-bats-seem-to-be-shrinking-after-measuring-121-specimens-scientists-suggest-hunting-by-humans-is-to-blame-180989782/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a new study, researchers looked at museum specimens of the island’s flying foxes, spanning 150 years of history. They found a significant decline in size—right when commercial hunting ramped up",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}