Flying Foxes: Fruit and Blossom Bats of Australia (AUSTRALIAN NATURAL HISTORY)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0868405612
ISBN 13
9780868405612
Category
Non Fiction
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Publication Year
2000
Publisher
Pages
160
Subject
Bats
Description
Flying Foxes is an illustrated guide dedicated to Australia's thriteen species of Megachiroptera. These 'mega' bats do not comply with standard bat stereotypes: while they are nocturnal, they live in forests rather than caves, they navigate by sight rather than echolocation, and their long snouts and large ears and eyes give them a canine like look - hence the description of 'flying foxes'. Perhaps because of their appearance, as well as their intelligence, flying foxes are regarded with much affection in Australia and are sometimes kept as family pets. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
