"Tuttle's account forever changes the way we see these poorly understood yet fascinating cratures." -- page 4 of cover.

How to build your own Bat house.

There are more than 1,300 species of bats—or almost a quarter of the world’s mammal species. But before you shrink in fear from these furry “creatures of

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, life cycle, and natural environment of bats.

Approximately 75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonoses, and the rate of emergence of zoonotic diseases is on the rise. Bats are being increasingly recog