For 16 years, birds across New Zealand have battled each other in a gripping competition to be named Bird of the Year. But this year's front-runner is the native bat a fact that has ruffled some feathers.
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The long-tailed bat is the first mammal to go up against a strong field of native birds in the country's Bird of the Year competition, and its inclusion has ruffled a few feathers.