The Genius Bat
Understanding Our Most Mysterious Mammal
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An awe-inspiring journey to understand bats by the world’s leading expert
' By page eight, I was a confirmed batman ... Prof Yossi Yovel is out in jungle, desert and tropical island, the Indiana Jones of chiropterology. It’s bonkersly interesting .' —John Lewis-Stempel, Country Life
' A perfect PR campaign for bats ... opens our hearts to their remarkable lives with his sense of excitement and wonder.' — Spectator
' A marvellous book . If you are at all curious about bats and the scientists who study them, this is the book for you.' —Nancy Simmons, Curator of Mammalogy, American Museum of Natural History
' A book that brings the poster-species of Halloween out of the shadows , so we can better appreciate the flying mammal. They may be elusive but bats are one of the planet's most successful animals.' — National Geographic
'Bats are amazing... wonderful .' — Nature
' The Genius Bat is at its best in these moments, when it asks us to widen our perception and consider, bat-like, how we also sense through sound... As much as a book about bats, this is a book about scientific endeavour. It is about how experiments are devised, hypotheses destroyed and revised, and how knowledge advances incrementally .' — The Times
'You will never think of bats (or zoologists) in the same way. The book is a masterpiece of storytelling .' ―Ron Milo, author of Biology by the Numbers
' Fascinating ... Yovel clearly explains bats' vital contributions to a healthier planet ... and provides an insider view of what motivates scientists to study bats.' ―Merlin Tuttle, author of The Secret Lives of Bats and founder of Bat Conservation International
' In this excellent book, Yovel draws you into the lives of bats . He provides many astonishing details of what bats do and why.' ―Brock Fenton, author of A Miscellany of Bats
' Accessible, engaging and inspiring .' ―Winifred Frick, Chief Scientist, Bat Conservation International
'Yovel's passion and curiosity will leave readers with a greater appreciation for the wonders and mysteries of the bat world. This is a revelation .' ― Publisher's Weekly (starred review)
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Yovel’s enthusiasm for these little creatures is infectious.'
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Library Journal
Yossi Yovel is an ecologist and neurobiologist – a rare combination of disciplines. His work has been covered by major media outlets including the New York Times , Guardian , Financial Times , Economist , NPR, BBC and National Geographic . A sought-after public speaker, he is currently a visiting scholar at McGill University in Montreal.