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The Secret Lives of Bats
The Secret Lives of Bats: My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals | Merlin Tuttle
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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. Few people realize how sophisticated and intelligent bats are. 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.
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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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I like bats! 🦇

Bookwomble Me also 🦇 😊 6mo
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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! 🤩🤩🤩 6mo
Eggs Yay🥰 6mo
KadaGul @WorldsOkayestStepMom I'll be on the lookout 👀for your mail 💌 Thank You ☺️ 6mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🎊🎉🎈❤️ 6mo
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TieDyeDude
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I like bats. That is all. 😉

Bookwomble 😁🦇😁 2y
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. 🦇 🥰 2y
xicanti Bats are awesome. 2y
archaeolibrarianologist Sky puppies are adorable! 2y
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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!! 8y
Cinfhen Those rock💘⚡️🤘🏼 8y
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Alma Ok that's really cool! 🤘😍 8y
[DELETED] 3216391035 Normal is HIGHLY overrated. 8y
Matilda Best.boots.EVER! 💙💙💙💙👻 8y
IndyHannaJones Those are beautiful 8y
kspenmoll Forget normal, whatever that is; it's boring! 8y
daena Gorgeous boots! 🕸 8y
Larkken Awesome! Way cooler than Hermes' sandals 8y
angrylilasian Words to live by! 🦄 8y
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Laura317 My niece would adore these, and I'd adore her in them! 😍😍😍 8y
LectricSheep Yes please. So cool! 8y
Abailliekaras I can't think about bats now without the word 'vespertilian' coming to mind, thank you Maestra and @Yossarian ! 😳 8y
Bette 👢👍😊 8y
Peterdamien You are SO WEIRD, he says with admiration and aspiration 8y
Suzze Amazingly cool! 8y
KarenUK Love💗 8y
DivineDiana So Fab! 8y
ultrabookgeek These are so cool! 8y
dylanisreading Sweet! 🤘🏼 8y
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sparklemotion Best shoes 👌🏽 8y
danibourgon I have a friend these would be perfect for. Dare I ask where you got them? (Please not a US only store.) 8y
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DragonAuthors Ok those are AWESOME!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ 8y
HardcoverHearts Why indeed. 8y
DrexEdit Love the Jeanette Winterson almost-quote. 😊 8y
Bookishbroadway Those are the most beautiful shoes I have ever seen😍 where on earth did you find them?! 8y
AwkwardlyAlive THOSE ARE AMAZING. 8y
KarouBlue Love it! 8y
Bookishbroadway Great! Thank you so much! 8y
szainabwilliams Yes to these shoes. ❤️️ 8y
Liberty @szainabwilliams I call them my batform shoes. 😂 8y
szainabwilliams HA!! 👍🏾👍🏾 8y
vivastory "Why be normal when you can be happy." As good a life motto as any. 8y
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Laura317 I think bats are cute. Glad to know I'm not the only person who appreciates bats. 8y
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