The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal by Yovel, Yossi
The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal by Yovel, Yossi

The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal

An awe-inspiring tour of bat world by the world's leading expert With nearly 1500 species, bats account...
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Author: Yossi Yovel
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Language: English
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The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal by Yovel, Yossi

The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal

$48.76
The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal by Yovel, Yossi

The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal

$48.76
Author: Yossi Yovel
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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An awe-inspiring tour of bat world by the world's leading expert

With nearly 1500 species, bats account for more than twenty percent of mammalian species. The most successful and most diverse group of mammals, bats come in different sizes, shapes, and colors, from the tiny bumblebee bat to the giant golden-crowned flying fox. Some bats eat fruit and nectar; others eat frogs, scorpions, or fish. Vampire bats feed on blood. Bats are the only mammals that can fly; their fingers have elongated through evolution to become wings with a unique, super-flexible skin membrane stretched between them. Their robust immune system is one of the reasons for their extreme longevity. A tiny bat can live for forty years.

Yossi Yovel, an ecologist and a neurobiologist, is passionate about deciphering the secrets of bats, including using AI to decipher their communication. In The Genius Bat, he brings to vivid life these amazing creatures as well as the obsessive and sometimes eccentric people who study them-bat scientists. From muddy rainforests to star-covered night deserts, from guest houses in Thailand to museum drawers full of fossils in New York, this is an eye-opening and entertaining account of a mighty mammal.

Author: Yossi Yovel
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 10/07/2025
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781250378446


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2025 pg. 73
Publishers Weekly 08/11/2025

About the Author
Yossi Yovel is an ecologist and a neurobiologist - a rare combination of disciplines. A professor at Tel-Aviv University and the head of the School of Neuroscience, he has conducted research all around the world, using an arsenal of methods and equipment. His work has been covered by major media outlets including The New York Times, The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Economist, NPR, BBC, and National Geographic. A sought-after public speaker, he is currently a visiting scholar at McGill University in Montreal.
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