{"product_id":"bumblebee-bat-cole-rogers-9798249466947","title":"Bumblebee Bat: Tiny Mammal, Big Threats, and Conservation","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome animals become famous because they're large, loud, or impossible to ignore. The bumblebee bat becomes famous for the opposite reason: it's so small that your brain almost refuses to file it under \"real.\" \u003ci\u003eBumblebee Bat: Tiny Mammal, Big Threats, and Conservation\u003c\/i\u003e moves beyond the trivia headline and introduces a creature whose life runs on precision--energy, warmth, timing, and the fragile safety of a cave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso known as \u003cb\u003eKitti's hog-nosed bat\u003c\/b\u003e, the bumblebee bat is more than \"tiny.\" It is a survival strategy refined down to the smallest workable form, where small disturbances can create big consequences. This book takes you into the bat's real world: limestone caves that function like essential infrastructure, and the surrounding hunting corridors that determine whether a colony can keep paying its daily energy costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you'll discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat makes a mammal so small--and why small size creates unique biological pressures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere the bumblebee bat lives, and why its range is naturally narrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife inside limestone caves, including the hidden roost features that make colonies possible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNight flight, hunting, diet, and echolocation--the tools that turn darkness into a workable world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow human activity overlaps with bat habitat, shaping risk and protection in the same landscape\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the story deepens, you'll learn why conservation becomes urgent when a species is clustered into small colonies in specific caves--where losing even one roost can mean a measurable loss. You'll also see how decline often happens quietly: not through one dramatic event, but through accumulated costs that a small-margin species can't afford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final chapters focus on what works: science on the front lines, conservation in action, and a future built less on grand promises and more on steady protection--because this species doesn't need us to be loud. It needs us to be consistent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you care about hidden wildlife, cave ecosystems, and practical conservation, this book offers a clear, grounded look at one of the most extraordinary small mammals on Earth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cole Rogers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249466947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Cole Rogers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997513527551,"sku":"9798249466947","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bumblebee-bat-cole-rogers-9798249466947","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}