The Santana Lab is delighted to introduce our newest piece of equipment: a Skyscan 1174 microCT scanner. This beautiful machine allows us to create very high resolution 3D models of delicate skulls that we can then use to study feeding mechanics in different mammals, including bats. Below is a video we made using our 3D visualization software of the skull of Noctilio leporinus, also known as the greater bulldog bat or the greater fishing bat. Check out the detail in the teeth and the complexity of the inner ears! We’re having a blast with our new technology, so expect more videos of mammal skulls in the future.