Reviews Animals

Hanging with Bats: Ecobats, Vampires, and Movie Stars by Karen Taschek

By Science News

- More than 2 years ago

A children’s writer explores the facts and fictions behind these nighttime fliers.

Univ. of New Mexico, 2008, 94 p., $16.95

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