A Book of Natural History

Huxley, Darwin, Wallace, Burroughs and Maeterlinck, writing for young readers — thirty-odd essays by the great naturalists on everything from the man-like apes to what worms do.

Bats

4 pages in this part of A Book of Natural History.

Bats

MONG the sounds which greet the ear of the wayfarer as the A shades of evening deepen into night, one of the commonest is a rather faint…

Bats: Flying

Perhaps the special characteristics of the Bats will be brought out most distinctly by a comparison of their structure with that of a bird…

Bats: Desmodonts

This extreme sharpness of their weapons enables them, when attacking sleeping men or animals, to slice off a small portion of skin almost…

Bats: Long-eared

The Long-eared Bat, so called from the great size of its ears, which are nearly as long as the whole animal exclusive of the tail, has…

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