Publisher's Synopsis
This comprehensive field guide details the bat's evolution - they have existed for at least 50 million years - life-cycle, flight, hibernation, breeding and use of sonar for echo location. Each species is described in full, with sections on identification, colour, distribution, habitat, migration, reproduction, life-span, hunting and feeding and calls. Every European species is illustrated in colour, and there are easy-to-use illustrated identification keys. Several bat species are endangered and a chapter on protection offers practical suggestions for conservation.
