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  • The Secret Lives of Bats

  • My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals
  • Written by: Merlin Tuttle
  • Narrated by: Sean Runnette
  • Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins

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The Secret Lives of Bats

Written by: Merlin Tuttle
Narrated by: Sean Runnette
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Publisher's Summary

A lifetime of adventures with bats around the world reveals 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 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.

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.

Sharing highlights from a lifetime of adventure and discovery, Tuttle takes us to the frontiers of bat research and conservation and forever changes the way we see these poorly understood yet fascinating creatures.

©2015 Merlin Tuttle (P)2021 Tantor

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