After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.

Bat wakes up, flies into the night, used the echoes of her voice to navigate, hunts for her supper, and returns to her roost to feed her baby.

When they learn that a famous author is coming to visit Treetopolis, Eva and her classmates are assigned to write stories to share with the author, but Eva is so worried about her missing pet bat that she cannot think of anything to write.

Text and photographs introduce amazing members of the bat world, including the Indian fruit bat, the Noctule, and the common vampire bat.

Bats have been misunderstood for generations, yet they are essential to a healthy ecosystem. From insect control to pollination services, we need bats more than most people know. Bat Basics separates fact from fiction in a fascinating, fun guide to the world's only flying mammals. Author Karen Krebbs has been studying bats for more than 30 years. She lectures, teaches, and even trains government workers on the subject--and now she's sharing her expertise...

Describes the anatomy of the bat, its' flight mechanisms, and discusses much of the mystery that surrounds this creature.

Color photographs and simple text introduce bats, including how they fly, hunt, roost, and care for their young.

"Chronicles the early life of an orphaned Mexican free-tailed bat, from its birth to its adoption by a new mother. Includes material about bats"--Provided by publisher.

"White-nose syndrome" (WNS) is an emerging fungal disease of hibernating North American bat species. To date, WNS has likely killed between 5.7 and 6.7 million hibernating bats in caves and inactive mines in the eastern USA, and has contributed to the imperilment of some bat populations and species. The WNS fungus (Geomyces destructans) has the potential to kill individuals of many of the 18 bat species native to Colorado. Bats are ecologically and...