MOSCOW, January 18 (RIA Novosti) - An albino leaf-nosed bat, the only one known in the world, was born in the Moscow Zoo, the press service said Thursday.

"A leaf-nosed spectacled albino bat has been born in our zoo," the press service said. "Albino species are very rare in the bat family, and this is the first such case ever for this kind of bat."

The newly-born bat has been named Angela.

"The leaf-nosed albino has been regularly weighed and examined since birth. The female bat has already reached the size of an adult animal, and will join the group of leaf-nosed bats displayed in the Ekzotarium pavilion," the source said.