{"product_id":"just-bats-m-brock-fenton-9780802064646","title":"Just Bats","description":"\u003cp\u003eBats are dangerous to man. Right?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is the truth about chiroptera, the only mammals that fly, in a short, well-illustrated account based on solid research but intended for a general reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBats, of which there are about 850 species in the world, are maligned as carriers of rabies (largely untrue) and admired for their biosonar. Heir diversity is reflected in their diets: some eat fruit, some nectar and pollen, other fish, birds, frogs, or other bats. Although most eat insects, it is the three species of blood-feeding vampires which receive most public attention and around which much myth and superstition (and misconception) have evolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to their diet and habit, Fenton discusses their remarkable sonar sight, their reproduction, migration, patterns of behavior - from hunting to mating - parasites, enemies, and life span. (The current record is held by an Ontario Little Brown Bat which in 1980 had survived more than 30 years.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMan's attitude toward bats, his destruction of their habitats, and his use of pesticides have contributed to a sharp decline in the bat population in many parts of the world. Many biologists are becoming increasingly concerned about the survival of some species, but maintaining their numbers requires a change in people's attitudes. \u003cem\u003eJust Bats\u003c\/em\u003e will help. It will also tell the reader how to evict bats from his attic - provided he knows how they got in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Brock Fenton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802064647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802064646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 6.04w x 0.40d","brand":"M. Brock Fenton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44365022134527,"sku":"9780802064646","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_47785fbb-b799-4971-aafd-d3643e86f22b.jpg?v=1697056178","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/just-bats-m-brock-fenton-9780802064646","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}