A fascinating book covering both mythology and ecology of bats throughout world history.
From the earliest times bats have excited curiosity and wonder. Author Glover Morrill Allen begins with a look at the role of bats in folklore, early religion and superstition around the world, including Europe, Asia and Central America. He then looks at human interactions with bats, including bats ands pets and as food, and examines their biology, habits, and geography and migration.
Although packed with a wealth of scrupulously accurate details (frequently cited in scientific publications), Bats: Biology, Behavior and Folkore is written in such an engaging and readable style that it can be appreciated by any natural history enthusiast.
Contents:
Bats in Folklore
Bats, Gods, and Men
Some Strange Uses for Bats
Bats as Pets
Bats as Food
Where Bats Hide
What Bats Live By
Bat Flowers
Wings in the Dark
Bats' Teeth and Their Meaning
An Ancient Lineage
The Geographic Distribution of Bats
Social Habits of Bats
Breeding Habits and Young of Bats Migrations of Bats
Hibernation of Bats
The Enemies of Bats
The Parasites of Bats
Bats in Relation to Disease
The Caves of Yporanga
First published in 1939 by Harvard University Press, and recently reissued. Illustrated with black and white photographs.
A superb job... we cannot recommend this treatise too highly - Quarterly Review of Biology
ISBN: 0486433838
Title: Bats: Biology, Behavior and Folklore
Author: Glover Morrill Allen
Format: Paperback
Size: 137 x 215 mm
Pages: 368
Date: 2004 (unabridged republication of 1939 edition)
Publisher: Dover Publications, New York
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