Researchers confirm new species of bat-By Kasun Warakapitiya Source:Sundaytimes A species of bat has been discovered in Sri Lanka by a team of Sri Lankan and overseas researchers. Biologist and researcher, Mr Tharaka Kusuminda, who led the team, cautioned that most species of bat face habitat loss. Bats that eat fruit and insects are losing their roosting places as forests are being cleared. Mr Kusuminda said Sri Lanka, which had 31 species of bat along with the newly identified species, are also threatened by the use of chemical fertilisers in agriculture. Bats play an important role in the environment as the fruit eating species helps to disperse seed in the forests, while the insect eating bats prey on crop-destroying pests. The newly-discovered bat is scientifically known as Miniopterus phillipsi, and Phillip’s long-fingered bat in English. ...
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UDUMBARA SEVWANDI KUMARI PHENOMINAL MULTIPOTENTIAL VISHARAD DANCING DOCTOR AT THE SUMMIT OF FAME – by Sunil Thenbadu Visharad Dr Udumbara Sevwandi Kumari Aradhya Chandrarathne possesses a medical degree MBBS( Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery)from the Faculty of Medicine,Karapitiya affiliated to the Ruhuna University, is a reputed dancer in a variety of dance styles fondly titled ‘Dancing” Doctor having concurrently in year 2012 after her medical degree had been capped with Visharad degree in dancing in Bharatha Natyam Bhathkande Sangeeth Vidyapith,Lucknow, India. She is the eldest in a family consisting of four siblings with two younger sisters and solitary brother.Her parents are both teachers,father had given up his medical degree midway at the University of Peradeniya opted to take up teaching profession.Udumbara has absolutely no hereditary affiliations to her flair for dancing which is only through her innate skills. She has had her primary and secondary education at the Welimada Central ...
