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Page 117
... Bats are not birds . They are mammals , like ourselves . Bats have fur , their young are born alive and nursed at the breast , and they have well - developed teeth . All these im- portant characteristics distinguish them from birds . Bats ...
... Bats are not birds . They are mammals , like ourselves . Bats have fur , their young are born alive and nursed at the breast , and they have well - developed teeth . All these im- portant characteristics distinguish them from birds . Bats ...
Page 119
... bats would be likely to crawl away . " Make your bats fly in front of the camera , " our host suggested . But with so many in- viting retreats at hand , the bats had other ideas . One promptly lost itself in the maze of apparatus ...
... bats would be likely to crawl away . " Make your bats fly in front of the camera , " our host suggested . But with so many in- viting retreats at hand , the bats had other ideas . One promptly lost itself in the maze of apparatus ...
Page 132
... bats recaptured shows clearly that they have a strong prefer- ence for their " home " cave . About 30 to 40 percent of the bats banded at a given cave are retaken there the following winter . When it is considered that some bats die ...
... bats recaptured shows clearly that they have a strong prefer- ence for their " home " cave . About 30 to 40 percent of the bats banded at a given cave are retaken there the following winter . When it is considered that some bats die ...
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France | 12 |
Bat banding | 125 |
Arkansas Resources and Development Committee | 273 |
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