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The secret lives of bats, my adventures with the world's most misunderstood mammals, Merlin Tuttle

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The secret lives of bats, my adventures with the world's most misunderstood mammals, Merlin Tuttle

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-263) and index

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platesillustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The secret lives of bats

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

910621962

Responsibility statement

Merlin Tuttle

Sub title

my adventures with the world's most misunderstood mammals

Summary

Enamored of bats ever since discovering a colony in a cave as a boy, Tuttle realized how sophisticated and intelligent bats are. He shares research showing that frog-eating bats can identify frogs by their calls, that vampire bats have a social order similar to that of primates, and that bats have remarkable memories. Bats also provide enormous benefits by eating crop pests, pollinating plants, and carrying seeds needed for reforestation; they are essential to a healthy planet

Table Of Contents

Teenage discoveries -- Saving the gray myotis -- Tracking bat nightlife -- Investigating vampire bats -- Bats through a camera's eye -- Discovering frog-eating bats -- Finding America's most elusive bats -- Cacti that compete for bats -- Free-tailed bat caves and pest control -- African adventures -- Bat-loving monks, tigers, and poachers -- Mysteries of bat-guiding flowers -- Bat foresters -- Fruit grower complaints -- A national park for bats -- Epilogue: Hope for the future

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