The secret lives of bats : my adventures with the world's most misunderstood mammals / Merlin Tuttle.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780544382275
- ISBN: 0544382277
- Physical Description: xvi, 271 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-263) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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| Subject: | Tuttle, Merlin D. Bats. Bats > Research > Anecdotes. |
| Genre: | Anecdotes. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Erwin Public Library | 599.4074 Tut (Text) | 33631001550428 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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