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Thanks to their speed, size and nocturnal habitats, bats are among the most interesting, and least understood, mammals that frequent our homes and gardens. From their ability to make sounds that are above the range of human hearing, to their reliance on echolocation to navigate objects and find prey, their unique behaviour means that bats are seldom seen or heard.
With nearly 1,400 species worldwide, bats make up around 25 per cent of all mammal species. Spotlight Bats features all 17 species that live and breed in the British Isles, as well as an array of the most fascinating bats from around the world, including some of the more charismatic species such as vampire bats and fishing bats. Nancy Jennings uses up-to-date research to provide insights intothe lives of these elusive mammals, covering the biology, diversity, evolution and ecology of bats, as well as their interactions with humans and folklore.
Nick Hawkins / Common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) roosting in cave, Costa Rica.
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Stephen Dalton / Long-eared bat {Plecotus auritus} flying through meadow, UK
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Laurie Campbell / Common Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) hunting at twilight with silhouette of village in background, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, June
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Phil Savoie / White tent making bat (Ectophylla alba) roosting in tree, La Selva Field Station, Costa Rica.
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Nick Upton / Rescued Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri) held in a hand, showing its distinctive S-shaped calcar supporting the tail membrane , North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, UK, June 2016. Model released
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Nick Upton / Whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus) with a wing damaged by a cat being inspected by Samantha Pickering at the bat rescue centre at her home, Barnstaple, Devon, UK, October 2015. Model released.
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Nick Upton / Samantha Pickering returns to the bat rescue centre at her home with a rescued Brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) in a cardboard box, Barnstaple, Devon, UK, October 2015. Model released.
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Nick Upton / Samantha Pickering showing a Noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula) to members of the public at an outreach event, Boscastle, Cornwall, UK, October.
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Nick Upton / Noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula) shown to two children and their father by Samantha Pickering at a public outreach event, Boscastle, Cornwall, UK, October 2015. Model released.
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Stephen Dalton / Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) flying from its daytime roost in barn roof, Sussex, UK
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Nick Upton / Brandt's bat (Myotis brandtii) held during an autumn swarming survey run by the Wiltshire Bat Group, near Box, Wiltshire, UK, September. Model released.
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Nick Upton / Wiltshire Bat Group member retrieving a bat from the collecting trough of a harp trap set inside Box mine during an autumn swarming survey run by Wiltshire Bat Group, Box, Wiltshire, UK, September. Mo...