Description |
xvi, 271 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [252]-263) and index. |
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. |
Summary |
An ecologist, conservationist, and wildlife photographer explains why bats are misunderstood, discussing their high intelligence, social order, and benefits to agriculture. |
Subject |
Bats.
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Bats -- Research -- Anecdotes.
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Tuttle, Merlin D.
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Genre/Form |
Anecdotes.
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ISBN |
9780544382275 (hardcover) |
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0544382277 (hardcover) |
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