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Secret Lives of Bats: My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals
Secret Lives of Bats: My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals | Merlin Tuttle
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Few people realize how sophisticated and intelligent bats are. Merlin Tuttle knows, and he has stopped at nothing to find and protect them on every continent they inhabit. Sharing highlights from a lifetime of adventure and discovery, Tuttle takes us to the frontiers of bat research to show that frog-eating bats can identify frogs by their calls, that some bats have social sophistication similar to that of higher 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. Tuttle's account forever changes the way we see these poorly understood yet fascinating creatures. "Grips and doesn't let go." -- Wall Street Journal "It's a terrific read." -- Huffington Post "A whirlwind adventure story and a top-shelf natural history page-turner." -- Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus "One of the best, most interesting books I've ever read." -- Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Dogs
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TieDyeDude
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Happy Bat Appreciation Month! (Sorry @TheLudicReader @DebLovestoRead 😉)
Researcher recently identified the 1500th unique bat species! The latest addition is the Bioko pipistrelle (𝘗𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢) found on Bioko Island in Africa‘s Equatorial New Guinea, published by former BCI Student Scholar Dr. Laura Torrent and her colleagues. Scientific discovery is still happening! #batappreciationmonth

TheBookHippie Oh cool!!! 2d
Blerdgal_Fenix I want to snuggle it and feed it fruit. super cute!!!! 2d
AnnCrystal Wow! 🤩 Beautiful and Incredible! Thank You for sharing ✨🦇💫. 2d
TheLudicReader Haha. My son thinks they are the cutest things on the planet so… 2d
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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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Pickpick

I like bats! 🦇

Bookwomble Me also 🦇 😊 1y
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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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A stack of #LitsyLove going out! Keep an eye out, @Eggs @Deblovestoread @TieDyeDude @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @dabbe @KadaGul

Getting through the tagged book!

dabbe #woohoo! 🤩🤩🤩 1y
Eggs Yay🥰 1y
KadaGul @WorldsOkayestStepMom I'll be on the lookout 👀for your mail 💌 Thank You ☺️ 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🎊🎉🎈❤️ 1y
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TieDyeDude
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I like bats. That is all. 😉

Bookwomble 😁🦇😁 3y
slategreyskies Years ago, I lived on a narrow country lane, and if I went out for a walk down the lane at dusk, I could see the bats swooping back and forth over the road near the trees. I used to love that. 🦇 🥰 3y
xicanti Bats are awesome. 3y
archaeolibrarianologist Sky puppies are adorable! 3y
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twohectobooks
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#thursdaysurvey @laurenslibrary

Thanks for the tag @tournevis !

1️⃣ Yep! It‘s not very big but they‘ve been doing a great job lately.
2️⃣ Last year around this time. It had been a long time before that though.
3️⃣ Not sure I have a favourite. Lately I‘m really into bats.
4️⃣ Anything I‘ve come in contact with has been in captivity. There was at least one monkey.
5️⃣ Again, whoever is still in the world of Thursday, please feel free!

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Liberty
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New shoes. Because why be normal when you can be happy? 🤘🏻🤘🏻

Bookworm83 You are the coolest, Liberty!! 9y
Cinfhen Those rock💘⚡️🤘🏼 9y
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Alma Ok that's really cool! 🤘😍 9y
[DELETED] 3216391035 Normal is HIGHLY overrated. 9y
Matilda Best.boots.EVER! 💙💙💙💙👻 9y
IndyHannaJones Those are beautiful 9y
kspenmoll Forget normal, whatever that is; it's boring! 9y
daena Gorgeous boots! 🕸 9y
Larkken Awesome! Way cooler than Hermes' sandals 9y
angrylilasian Words to live by! 🦄 9y
eastbaykate 😍😍😍 9y
Laura317 My niece would adore these, and I'd adore her in them! 😍😍😍 9y
LectricSheep Yes please. So cool! 9y
Abailliekaras I can't think about bats now without the word 'vespertilian' coming to mind, thank you Maestra and @Yossarian ! 😳 9y
Peterdamien You are SO WEIRD, he says with admiration and aspiration 9y
Bette 👢👍😊 9y
Suzze Amazingly cool! 9y
KarenUK Love💗 9y
DivineDiana So Fab! 9y
ultrabookgeek These are so cool! 9y
dylanisreading Sweet! 🤘🏼 9y
DiruVamp Love!! 9y
sparklemotion Best shoes 👌🏽 9y
danibourgon I have a friend these would be perfect for. Dare I ask where you got them? (Please not a US only store.) 9y
ScarletQuill So amazing 9y
DragonAuthors Ok those are AWESOME!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ 9y
HardcoverHearts Why indeed. 9y
DrexEdit Love the Jeanette Winterson almost-quote. 😊 9y
Bookishbroadway Those are the most beautiful shoes I have ever seen😍 where on earth did you find them?! 9y
AwkwardlyAlive THOSE ARE AMAZING. 9y
KarouBlue Love it! 9y
Bookishbroadway Great! Thank you so much! 9y
szainabwilliams Yes to these shoes. ❤️️ 9y
Liberty @szainabwilliams I call them my batform shoes. 😂 9y
szainabwilliams HA!! 👍🏾👍🏾 9y
vivastory "Why be normal when you can be happy." As good a life motto as any. 9y
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capriciousreader
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Laura317 I think bats are cute. Glad to know I'm not the only person who appreciates bats. 9y
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