{"product_id":"just-bats-9780802064646","title":"Just Bats","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): M. Brock Fenton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Animals - Mammals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47781195677847,"sku":"9780802064646","price":3211.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780802064646.webp?v=1778051397","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/just-bats-9780802064646","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}