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The Secret Lives of Bats
- My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 8 h y 42 m
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A lifetime of adventures with bats around the world reveals why these special and imperiled creatures should be protected rather than feared.
From menacing moonshiners and armed bandits to charging elephants and man-eating tigers, Merlin Tuttle has stopped at nothing to find and protect bats on every continent they inhabit. Enamored of bats ever since discovering a colony in a cave as a boy, Tuttle saw how effective photography could be in persuading people not to fear bats, and he has spent his career traveling the world to document them.
Tuttle shares research showing that frog-eating bats can identify frogs by their calls, that vampire bats have a social order similar to that of primates, and that bats have remarkable memories. Bats also provide enormous benefits by eating crop pests, pollinating plants, and carrying seeds needed for reforestation. They save farmers billions of dollars annually and are essential to a healthy planet.
Sharing highlights from a lifetime of adventure and discovery, Tuttle takes us to the frontiers of bat research and conservation and forever changes the way we see these poorly understood yet fascinating creatures.
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- Duración: 7 h y 54 m
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We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution's greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees? Why do we catch head colds so often - 200 times more often than a dog does? How come our wrists have so many useless bones? And are we really supposed to swallow and breathe through the same narrow tube? Surely there's been some kind of mistake. As professor of biology Nathan H. Lents explains in Human Errors, our evolutionary history is nothing if not a litany of mistakes, each more entertaining and enlightening than the last.
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From Pointless Bones to Broken Genes to...Aliens?
- De Katy.LED en 12-04-18
De: Nathan H. Lents
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Empire of Ants
- The Hidden Worlds and Extraordinary Lives of Earth’s Tiny Conquerors
- De: Susanne Foitzik, Olaf Fritsche
- Narrado por: Cat Gould
- Duración: 8 h y 2 m
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Ants number in the ten quadrillions, and they have been here since the Jurassic era. Inside an anthill, you'll find high drama worthy of a royal court; and between colonies, high-stakes geopolitical intrigue is afoot. Just like us, ants grow crops, raise livestock, tend their young and infirm, and make vaccines. And, just like us, ants have a dark side: They wage war, despoil environments, and enslave rivals - but also rebel against their oppressors.
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underrated
- De wolfe en 12-29-21
De: Susanne Foitzik, y otros
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The Genius of Birds
- De: Jennifer Ackerman
- Narrado por: Margaret Strom
- Duración: 11 h y 54 m
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Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains relative to their size. Although small, bird brains are packed with neurons that allow them to punch well above their weight.
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What a disappointment!
- De S. Benedict en 07-05-16
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Owls of the Eastern Ice
- A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl
- De: Jonathan C. Slaght
- Narrado por: Jonathan C. Slaght
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
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When he was just a fledgling birdwatcher, Jonathan C. Slaght had a chance encounter with one of the most mysterious birds on Earth. Bigger than any owl he knew, it looked like a small bear with decorative feathers. He snapped a quick photo and shared it with experts. Soon he was on a five-year journey, searching for this enormous, enigmatic creature in the lush, remote forests of Eastern Russia. That first sighting set his calling as a scientist.
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Well written, interesting
- De Ellen Gilmartin en 01-18-22
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The Thing with Feathers
- The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human
- De: Noah Strycker
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 8 h y 17 m
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Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As we learn more about the secrets of bird life, we are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, relationships, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself. The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of starlings, the deft artistry of bowerbirds, the extraordinary memories of nutcrackers, and other mysteries.
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Interesting book, terrible reader
- De MGM123 en 03-16-18
De: Noah Strycker
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The Mind of a Bee
- De: Lars Chittka
- Narrado por: Michael Butler Murray
- Duración: 7 h y 55 m
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Most of us are aware of the hive mind—the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering work, to argue that bees have remarkable cognitive abilities. He shows that they are profoundly smart, have distinct personalities, can recognize flowers and human faces, exhibit basic emotions, count, use simple tools, solve problems, and learn by observing others. They may even possess consciousness.
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A Nerdgasm: Informative Yet Deterministic
- De Drone Boy en 08-06-22
De: Lars Chittka
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In Defense of Plants
- An Exploration into the Wonder of Plants
- De: Matt Candeias PhD
- Narrado por: Matthew Boston
- Duración: 6 h y 16 m
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Since his early days of plant restoration, amateur plant scientist Matt Candeias has been enchanted with flora and the greater environmental ecology of the planet. Now, he looks at the study of plants through the lens of his ever-growing houseplant collection.
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Great book - mediocre narration
- De Brenda Mendoza en 05-15-21
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What an Owl Knows
- The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds
- De: Jennifer Ackerman
- Narrado por: Jennifer Ackerman
- Duración: 9 h y 14 m
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For millennia, owls have captivated and intrigued us. Our fascination with these mysterious birds was first documented more than thirty thousand years ago in the Chauvet Cave paintings in southern France. With their forward gaze and quiet flight, owls are often a symbol of wisdom, knowledge, and foresight. But what does an owl really know? And what do we really know about owls? Jennifer Ackerman illuminates the rich biology and natural history of these birds and reveals remarkable new scientific discoveries about their brains and behavior.
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Moving
- De Amanda en 11-29-23
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Tales from the Ant World
- De: Edward O. Wilson
- Narrado por: Jonathan Hogan
- Duración: 5 h y 24 m
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"Ants are the most warlike of all animals, with colony pitted against colony.... Their clashes dwarf Waterloo and Gettysburg", writes Edward O. Wilson in his most finely observed work in decades. In a myrmecological tour to such far-flung destinations as Mozambique and New Guinea, the Gulf of Mexico's Dauphin Island and even his parents' overgrown yard back in Alabama, Wilson thrillingly evokes his nine-decade-long scientific obsession with more than 15,000 ant species.
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Terrible narration, pointless rambling writing.
- De Kara en 12-09-21
De: Edward O. Wilson
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Beasts Before Us
- The Untold Story of Mammal Origins and Evolution
- De: Elsa Panciroli
- Narrado por: Ruth Urquhart
- Duración: 10 h y 38 m
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For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, but over the last 20 years, scientists have uncovered new fossils and used new technologies that have upended this story. In Beasts Before Us, paleontologist Elsa Panciroli charts the emergence of the mammal lineage, Synapsida, beginning at their murky split from the reptiles in the Carboniferous period, over 300 million years ago. They made the world theirs long before the rise of dinosaurs.
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Bitter Misandry Historical Fiction
- De Chromazar en 09-02-22
De: Elsa Panciroli
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Alien Worlds
- The Secret Lives of Insects
- De: Steve Nicholls
- Narrado por: Alan Turton
- Duración: 15 h y 1 m
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Insects are the most successful group of animals ever to have lived. They comprise a million species and perhaps 10 quintillion individuals: one in every four animals on the planet is a beetle; one in every ten is a butterfly or moth. Much of life on earth depends on the activities of these busy, teeming arthropods, from pollination to the breaking down of waste matter. In Alien Worlds, Steve Nicholls draws on a lifetime of writing about, photographing and filming the natural world to create an ambitious account of insect evolution and biology
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Wonderful exploration of the world of terrestrial invertebrates
- De Kristin en 01-22-24
De: Steve Nicholls
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Monarchs and Milkweed
- A Migrating Butterfly, a Poisonous Plant, and Their Remarkable Story of Coevolution
- De: Anurag Agrawal
- Narrado por: Stephen R. Thorne
- Duración: 8 h
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In Monarchs and Milkweed, Anurag Agrawal presents a vivid investigation into how the monarch butterfly has evolved closely alongside the milkweed - a toxic plant named for the sticky white substance emitted when its leaves are damaged - and how this inextricable and intimate relationship has been like an arms race over the millennia, a battle of exploitation and defense between two fascinating species.
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Great book, great read
- De Monhegan Monarch en 01-28-21
De: Anurag Agrawal
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Squid Empire
- The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods
- De: Danna Staaf
- Narrado por: Emily Durante
- Duración: 7 h y 18 m
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Before there were mammals on land, there were dinosaurs. And before there were fish in the sea, there were cephalopods - the ancestors of modern squid and Earth's first truly substantial animals. Cephalopods became the first creatures to rise from the seafloor, essentially inventing the act of swimming. With dozens of tentacles and formidable shells, they presided over an undersea empire for millions of years. But when fish evolved jaws, the ocean's former top predator became its most delicious snack. Cephalopods had to step up their game.
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Affected and tedious
- De Kate en 07-28-18
De: Danna Staaf
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- Andrew Oppel
- 07-29-23
Great Information.
This well-written book contains tons of information about bats, the benefits they provide to the environment and crops (pollination), and how different species live. The story also dispels lot of common myths. I also admire the author's ability to point out his own errors and how he learned from them.
the narrator was great in the beginning, but in the last few chapters he read more slowly and with less enthusiasm and energy.
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- Andy
- 04-06-23
I'm bats about Bats now.
most bats really do get a bad rap. After listening to Merlin talk about all things bats I dont think there's reason to worry. Among other benefits they contribute significantly to pest control and pollination for food crops that we depend on. more people should know the truth about bats.
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- Catherine C. Kramer
- 08-16-23
SO FANTASTIC
I’ve loved bats for so long and been so interested in them. I have several bat houses in VA and love watching them fly around us at the pool. I’ve been a long time supporter of bat conservation international and have been delighted to hear about the substantial impact they have made around the world. Such a great listen and wonderfully narrated.
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- Bruce Wing
- 03-17-23
Dr. Tuttle’s adventures saving bats is amazing!
Highly recommend this book. Dr. Merlin Tuttle relives his 60 or so years of studying and advocating for bats. Highly entertaining and stories that rival some Indiana Jones tales. I have bought three paperback copies for my classroom. Wish he would publish more.
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- singingcowboy
- 09-16-23
Bats Are Fascinating!
The author is not only a bat expert. He is also a master storyteller. He has an impressive treasure trove of experiences to draw from. His life would still be amazing if he had done half the things he relates in this book. The narration is lively and engaging. You gotta listen to this book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-24-24
An amazing account of bats from one of the world’s leading bat researchers
The reading is outstanding, and so much great information is provided. If you are into nature photography, or spelunking, you will love this as well! Bats are one of our most overlooked and under appreciated species, and this book will teach even the most critical sceptic of bats how important they are, and why the need our support and protection. I’m glad I added my fifth bat house to my property this year. Hopefully this helps! Thank you, Mr. Tuttle for all you have done!
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- Lindsay Loftin
- 01-08-23
Great book! Great work to help bars
My only lament is some of the dated and culturally insensitive language written from a white male perspective that creeps in at times. Likely just showing it’s age.
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- Ann
- 09-06-23
Fascinating!
Loved it, got online to see the pictures and they’re phenomenal. Apparently I need more words so here they are.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-01-23
Worth it!
Didn't like the narrator at first but quickly grew on me. The content is amazing and reminds me a bit of "Indiana Jones."
Take away, Bats are Amazing and I love this book.
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- Tracy
- 06-10-24
Learned so much
This book could shift your negative opinions of bats to a level of admiration. There is so much inaccurate information we've been taught. And the press uses isolated cases to grab headlines that reinforces our beliefs. Here is a person who has a lifetime of stories working with bats all over the world. His adventures are sometimes funny sometimes heart-breaking and always enlightening. His dedication has no doubt saved countless colonies from extinction. Learn, change, then share the many benefits of bats with other doubters.
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