The secret lives of bats
Subtitle: my adventures with the world's most misunderstood mammals
By: Merlin Tuttle
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780544382275; 9780544815599
Subjects: Anecdotes; Bats; Research
Description: 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.
Notes: Various imprints and printings.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-263) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface: A city that loves bats; title: Teenage discoveries; title: Saving the gray myotis; title: Tracking bat nightlife; title: Investigating vampire bats; title: Bats through a camera's eye; title: Discovering frog-eating bats; title: Finding America's most elusive bats; title: Cacti that compete for bats; title: Free-tailed bat caves and crop pests; title: African adventures; title: Bat-loving monks, tigers, and poachers; title: Mysteries of bat-guiding flowers; title: Bat foresters; title: Fruit grower complaints; title: A national park for bats; title: Epilogue: Hope for the future.