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The secret lives of bats : my adventures with the world's most misunderstood mammals / Merlin Tuttle. by Tuttle, Merlin D. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015. Call #: 599.4 T967s Subjects Tuttle, Merlin D.   Bats.   Bats -- Behavior.   Bats -- Research. ISBN:  9780544382275 (hc.) 0544382277 (hc.) Alternate title:  Bats : my adventures with the world's most misunderstood mammals Description:  xvi, 271 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly color) ; 22 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-263) and index. Contents:  Preface : A city that loves bats -- 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 crop pests -- 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:  "Why these special and imperiled creatures should be protected rather than feared. From menacing moonshiners and armed bandits to charging elephants and man-eating tigers, Merlin Tuttle (merlintuttle.org) has stopped at nothing to find and protect bats on every continent they inhabit. Enamored of bats ever since discovering a colony in a cave as a boy, Tuttle saw how effective photography could be in persuading people not to fear bats, and he has spent his career traveling the world to document them. Few people realize how sophisticated and intelligent bats are. Tuttle 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 save farmers billions of dollars annually and are essential to a healthy planet. Tuttle takes us to the frontiers of bat research and conservation and forever changes the way we see these poorly understood yet fascinating creatures"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 599.4 T967s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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