Bats: Their Biology and Behavior

I had a very narrow need: learn enough about bats to create aliens with some of their characteristics (flying foxes, specifically). but WOW - I devoured the entire book. Written by a real biologist but without unnecessary or unexplained jargon, this comprehensive guide covers every aspect of their feeding, their escape from predators, how/why they hibernate, how they are coping with less forest and more buildings (abandoned castles, etc. are now harboring a lot of wildlife!), how they reproduce, how they migrate - and how they are NOT birds! Different lineages, different underlying biology and metabolism.I could not put it down. So fascinating, my Pteropus that I came for and much, much more!Very highly recommended, for anyone interested in nature, not necessarily bats.

BOUGHT FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO LOVES BATS, THE COVER PICTURE OF THE PAINTED BAT IS ONE OF HER FAVORITE BATS.

My book came in great condition and has a lot of information on bat ecology, love it!

Excellent read with fascinating info about bats & how important they are in our ecosystem.

Lovely book well worth the money

Startling photos and lots of surprising info from a well travelled bat expert. A similar sized book on specifically British native bats would be well received?