{"product_id":"b07dfns6h6","title":"Bats of the United States and Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eHonorable Mention, Popular Science, 2012 PROSE Awards, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe only mammals capable of true flight, bats are among the world’s most fascinating creatures. This accessible guide to the forty-seven species of bats found in the United States and Canada captures and explains the amazing diversity of these marvels of evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA wide variety of bat species live in the United States and Canada, ranging from the California leaf-nosed bat to the Florida bonneted bat, from the eastern small-footed bat to the northern long-eared bat. The authors provide an overview of bat classification, biology, feeding behavior, habitats, migration, and reproduction. They discuss the ever-increasing danger bats face from destruction of habitat, wind turbines, chemical toxicants, and devastating diseases like white-nose syndrome, which is killing millions of cave bats in North America. Illustrated species accounts include range maps and useful identification tips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by three of the world’s leading bat experts and featuring J. Scott Altenbach's stunning photographs, this fact-filled and easy-to-use book is the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of bats in the U.S. and Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52819563151576,"sku":"YSL34742","price":18.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/41WXfW9DVEL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793091348","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b07dfns6h6","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}