Leon Vlieger at The Inquisitive Biologist:
I have always had a soft spot for bats, and yet, after more than 500 reviews, this is the first bat book I cover here. Having now read this richly illustrated general introduction to their biology, I am even more engrossed with their many unique adaptations.
The Lives of Bats is part of Princeton University Press’s series The Lives of the Natural World that has grown to 14 volumes since I reviewed its entry on viruses. Technically speaking, it is designed and produced by UniPress Books, which I have described elsewhere as the spiritual successor of Ivy Press and which is similarly known for producing good-looking books. As with the other volumes, this one is chock-a-block with full-colour photos, to the point that you would be hard-pressed to find a single page of plain text.
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