The Weird and Wonderful World of Bats
Demystifying These Often-Misunderstood Creatures
by Alyson Brokaw
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Pub Date Feb 11 2025 | Archive Date Feb 11 2025
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Description
Bats have an undeserved bad reputation. It's time to clear the air—with science.
These woefully misunderstood creatures dwell in darkness, inspire fear, and threaten danger. They’ve been viewed as the pawns of evil deities and taken the undeserved blame for the spread of deadly viruses. In The Weird and Wonderful World of Bats, behavioral and bat ecologist Alyson Brokaw provides a fresh introduction to these curious flying mammals, diving in-depth into how they experience the world through unique senses, where and how they fly, the origins of their complex relationships with humans, and how we can learn from them—not only to coexist but potentially grow healthier and wiser together. Over 180 personality-filled photographs showcase the rich diversity of bats from all over the world.
These woefully misunderstood creatures dwell in darkness, inspire fear, and threaten danger. They’ve been viewed as the pawns of evil deities and taken the undeserved blame for the spread of deadly viruses. In The Weird and Wonderful World of Bats, behavioral and bat ecologist Alyson Brokaw provides a fresh introduction to these curious flying mammals, diving in-depth into how they experience the world through unique senses, where and how they fly, the origins of their complex relationships with humans, and how we can learn from them—not only to coexist but potentially grow healthier and wiser together. Over 180 personality-filled photographs showcase the rich diversity of bats from all over the world.
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781643261904 |
| PRICE | $27.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 312 |
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Featured Reviews
Mallory Anne-Marie H, Reviewer
I very much appreciate this Non-Fiction narrative and its author for demystifying the nature and existence of Bats, and clarifying all that Science has discovered about these various much-maligned species. I hope to purchase this title to study it further, as there's much to be learned here, and knowledge is so often the key to understanding and mitigating fear of the unknown. Culturally bats are feared and despised, perhaps often unreasonably. (Bram Stoker's DRACULA certainly didn't help.) Author Alyson Brokaw's strong enthusiasm shines through and makes me want to study further.
