The Secret Lives of Bats

from Othemts

I remember one time as a child playing lawn darts at dusk in my neighbors yard.  I lost sight of the dart and then noticed that it seemed to be flying up, only to realize that it was actually a bat.  My friend and I ran screaming indoors, not realizing that game we were playing was probably more ...

from JBD1

I grabbed this book after hearing a great interview with the author on "To the Best of Our Knowledge." Bat conservationist and photographer Merlin Tuttle writes here about his longtime fascination with studying and documenting bat behavior, and his efforts to protect and demystify the animals. Wh...

from lisapeet

I ended up enjoying this quite a bit, although Tuttle is not the most dynamic writer. That's a minor quibble on my part, though. The book is well done and where Tuttle is lacking in narrative chops he gets by on the strength of his stories, some of which are really a lot of fun. Aside from the ki...

from breic

I'm not particularly interested in bats, but this is a great story. I learned so much about bats! Particularly about migration and hibernation, but also, e.g., about their important role in pollination and spreading seeds: > In temperate zones, forests tend to be dominated by trees that produce s...

from breic

I'm not particularly interested in bats, but this is a great story. I learned so much about bats! Particularly about migration and hibernation, but also, e.g., about their important role in pollination and spreading seeds: > In temperate zones, forests tend to be dominated by trees that produce s...