Hipposideros griffin was only discovered a few years ago, and despite its interesting facial features it was actually its distinctive echolocation that helped researchers tell Griffin apart from other closely related, similar species. Unique calls it may have, but Griffins leaf nosed bat has a nose that could look like a leaf. That is, if a leaf fell from a tree and got trodden on and smushed up a good few hundred times. With odd, little fleshy balls and folded flaps across its face the Griffins is a marvel. But yet again, evolution gives ugly a pass theres a reason for this feature. Its suspected that the arrangement of skin helps when the bat receives echolocation signals. The leaf noses over 70 species of them are the most diverse family of bats. Plenty of leaf-nosed bats are pretty cute in the right light, and Griffins may be no exception, there are only a few photos of it so far perhaps we just got its bad side.
