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Meet a Scientist: Neotropical Bats

DateThursday, October 29, 2026 · 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
LocationField Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
CategoryArts
PriceIncluded w/ Admission
SourceField Museum

Celebrate Bat Week at the Field Museum! Meet Beatriz Dybas da Natividade and Dr Amanda Grunwald, and hear about their field seasons in the Dominican Republic and Peru, while you examine bat specimens and learn about their diversity in the Neotropics. Discover why bats are not something to be feared, but are instead amazing creatures vital to the health of the natural world and economy. Presented by Beatriz Dybas da Natividade, PhD candidate at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Dr Amanda Grunwald, Post-doc researcher at the Field Museum.

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