Bats: An illustrated guide to all species

Bats: An Illustrated Guide to All Species is a comprehensive guide to the more than 1,300 species of bats, featuring stunning images by renowned nature photographer Merlin D. Tuttle and in-depth profiles of 288 bats. It illuminates the world of bats and reveals their true nature as intelligent, social, and deeply misunderstood creatures.

Format: Hardback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 11 April 2019
Publisher: The Ivy Press

Nature Bats: An Illustrated Guide to All Species delves into the captivating world of over 1,300 bat species, offering a comprehensive exploration of their unique morphologies and remarkable flying abilities. These nocturnal, swift-flying, and secretive creatures are endlessly fascinating, yet exceedingly challenging to observe and catalogue. The diversity of bats is both rich and underestimated, and the threats they face from humans are very real. This guide illuminates the world of bats and reveals their true nature as intelligent, social, and deeply misunderstood creatures.

This lavishly illustrated handbook features the exceptional work of renowned nature photographer Merlin D. Tuttle, along with in-depth profiles of 288 bats, ranging from the Large Flying Fox, with its impressive wingspan of more than five feet, to the Bumblebee Bat, contender for the world's smallest mammal. Bats showcases close-up images of these animals' delicate and intricate forms and faces, each shaped by evolution to meet the demands of an extraordinarily specialized life. Additionally, a thorough introduction explores their natural history, unique adaptations to life on the wing, and the significance of bats in ecosystems.

For those who enjoy this guide, Nature Owls by Marianne Taylor may also be of interest.

Weight: 1288g
Dimension: 249 x 178 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781782405573