Zoot suit the U.S. War Production Board said that they wasted materials that should be devoted to the World War II war effort. When "Life" published photographs of zoot suiters in 1942, the magazine joked that they were "solid arguments for lowering the Army draft age to include 18-year-olds". This extravagance, which many considered unpatriotic in wartime, was a factor in the Zoot Suit Riots. To some, wearing the oversized suit was a declaration of freedom and self-determination, even rebelliousness. Zoot suit A zoot suit (occasionally spelled zuit suit) is a men's suit with high-waisted, wide-legged, tight-cuffed, ged trousers, and a long
Lesser yellow-shouldered bat its worldwide priority list of conservation. Lesser yellow-shouldered bat The lesser yellow-shouldered bat ("Sturnira nana") is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is native to Peru and Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was described in 1971, based on a specimen that had been collected in 1970. It is a member of the yellow-shouldered bats. Its lineage is basal to the other members of its genus, with the exception of the bidentate yellow-shouldered bat, "Sturnira bidens". The basal "Sturnira" lineages ("S. nana", "S. bidens", and "S. aratathomasi") began to diverge from other members of the