Do Bats Drink Blood?: Fascinating Answers To Questions About Bats Project Muse Upcc Books

Bat biologist Barbara A. Schmidt-French and writer Carol A. Butler offer a compendium of insightful facts about bats in this accessible and expertly written question-and-answer volume. Numbering more than one thousand species in our world today, bats in the wild are generally unthreatening. Like most other mammals, bats are curious, affectionate, and even playful with one another. Highly beneficial animals, bats are critical to global ecological, economic, and public health. Do Bats Drink Blood? illuminates the role bats play in the ecosystem, their complex social behavior, and how they glide through the night sky using their acute hearing: echolocation skills that have helped in the development of navigational aids for the blind. Personal in voice with the perspective of a skilled bat researcher, this book explores wide-ranging topics as well as common questions people have about bats, providing a trove of fascinating facts. Featuring rare color and black-and-white photographs, including some by renowned biologist, photographer, and author Merlin Tuttle, Do Bats Drink Blood? provides a comprehensive resource for general readers, students, teachers, zoo and museum enthusiasts, farmers and orchardists, or anyone who may encounter or be fascinated by these extraordinary animals. Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 2: How are bats classified?......Page 16 3: How many species of bats are there in the world?......Page 19 4: Where in the world are bats found?......Page 21 5: When did bats evolve?......Page 22 6: Are all bats black?......Page 24 8: Which is the biggest bat?......Page 26 11: How fast do bats fly?......Page 27 12: How high do bats fly?......Page 29 13: Are bats intelligent?......Page 30 14: Do bats drink blood?......Page 34 1: How are bats different from birds?......Page 37 2: Why do bats hang upside down?......Page 38 3: Do bats have teeth?......Page 42 4: Can bats walk?......Page 43 5: How fast do bats grow?......Page 44 6: Are bats blind?......Page 45 7: Why do bats have big ears?......Page 46 1: What do bats eat?......Page 49 2: Where do bats live?......Page 54 3: Why do bats like caves?......Page 57 4: Do bats only fly at night?......Page 58 5: What do bats do during the day?......Page 60 6: Do all bats live in groups?......Page 61 7: What is bat guano?......Page 62 8: Do bats migrate?......Page 63 9: Do bats hibernate?......Page 66 1: How does echolocation work?......Page 68 2: How do bats navigate in the dark?......Page 72 3: Do all bats use echolocation to find food?......Page 78 5: How does a bat’s prey defend itself?......Page 79 6: How do bats communicate?......Page 81 7: How do bats manage extreme heat?......Page 83 8: How do bats manage extreme cold?......Page 84 9: Can bats swim?......Page 86 1: How does a bat attract a mate?......Page 87 2: Are bats monogamous?......Page 88 3: How do bats reproduce?......Page 89 4: How many pups are in a litter?......Page 91 5: Do bat mothers take care of their young?......Page 92 7: How long does it take before newborn bats can fly?......Page 94 1: Are bats aggressive?......Page 96 3: Do all bats have rabies?......Page 97 4: Can people get diseases from bats?......Page 108 5: What is White Nose Syndrome?......Page 110 6: Do bats have enemies?......Page 113 7: How do bats avoid predators?......Page 114 1: Why are people afraid of bats?......Page 116 2: What dangers do bats face from people?......Page 120 3: Are bats useful to plants?......Page 122 4: Do people eat bats?......Page 128 5: Do bats have any scientific or medical value?......Page 129 6: Are any bats endangered?......Page 130 7: How can bats be safely evicted from a building?......Page 132 8: How can I build a bat house?......Page 135 9: How do scientists capture bats so they can study them?......Page 136 10: Can bats be domesticated?......Page 137 12: What is a bat detector?......Page 139 13: What is being done to protect bats and how can I help?......Page 140 APPENDIX A: Resources......Page 142 APPENDIX B: Suggestions for Further Reading......Page 144 References......Page 146 About the Authors......Page 171 Index......Page 172 A color insert follows page 82......Page 98 Bat biologist Barbara A. Schmidt-French and writer Carol A. Butler offer a compendium of insightful facts about bats in this accessible and expertly written question-and-answer volume. Numbering more than one thousand species in our world today, bats in the wild are generally unthreatening. Like most other mammals, bats are curious, affectionate, and even playful with one another. Highly beneficial animals, bats are critical to global ecological, economic, and public health.Do Bats Drink Blood?illuminates the role bats play in the ecosystem, their complex social behavior, and how they glide through the night sky using their acute hearingùecholocation skills that have helped in the development of navigational aids for the blind. Personal in voice with the perspective of a skilled bat researcher, this book explores wideranging topics as well as common questions people have about bats, providing a trove of fascinating facts. Featuring rare color and black-and-white photographs, including some by renowned biologist, photographer, and author Merlin Tuttle,Do Bats Drink Blood?provides a comprehensive resource for general readers, students, teachers, zoo and museum enthusiasts, farmers and orchardists, or anyone who may encounter or be fascinated by these extraordinary animals Numbering More Than One Thousand Species In Our World, Bats In The Wild Are Generally Unthreatening. Like Most Other Mammals, Bats Are Curious, Affectionate, And Even Playful With One Another. Highly Beneficial Animals, Bats Are Critical To Global Ecological, Economic, And Public Health. This Title Offers A Compendium Of Facts About Bats. Bat Basics -- Bat Bodies -- Bat Life -- Bat Behavior -- Bat Love -- Dangers And Defenses -- Bats And People. Barbara A. Schmidt-french And Carol A. Butler. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [123]-147) And Index.