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Mammals of Madagascar (Lynx Edicions)

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Strictly speaking, Mammals of Madagascar is not a field guide, because some larger groups (rodents, bats) cannot be identified down to a species level following the concise descriptions and a single illustration. Still, there should be no problem with larger species that allow for longer observation time (e.g.

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Trinidad’s Coastal Forest

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The confluence of these two elements gives rise to a unique experience with a distinctive aesthetic. Much smaller but no less deadly, a Bat Falcon dines on a bat in the mid-morning perched comfortably on a roadside stump. The gradient is so steep that the cabins are essentially treehouses! Check it out for yourself here.

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Mammals of South Asia (Lynx Edicions)

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Strictly speaking, Mammals of South Asia is not a field guide, because some larger groups (rodents, bats) cannot be identified down to a species level following the concise descriptions and a single illustration. Still, there should be no problem with larger species that allow for longer observation time (e.g. monkeys, deer, gazelles, etc.).

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Birding in a Hellmouth

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There were opportunities to go to far flung places like the islands of the Pacific or the coast of Canada or the Yorkshire Dales… Anyway, as I was obsessed by Africa at the time, I leapt at the opportunity to go to Namibia to collect samples of bat DNA for a biogeography project. I think we caught perhaps three bats.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of November 2014)

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With this weekend consumed by Halloween excitement, bats were more easily encountered than birds. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How did you fare? Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a relatively common species though it was uncommonly cooperative.

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So I've been thinking alot lately

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I love spiders, I've owned many snakes as pets, my favorite mammal is arguably the Opposum (I think they're so cute, whereas here in the south people hate them and dont understand their importance), bats, frogs, all animals really. My question here is all I really have on paper is chemical experience.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of October 2016)

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At least one weekend a year, bats–particularly the vampiric kind–command more attention than birds, at least from most people. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Nature lovers, on the other hand, find time for wildlife watching every weekend. Happy Halloween!

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