TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 The Night Visitor 5 CHAPTER 2 Serving the Ecosystem 11 THAT’S AMAZING Vampire Medicine 16 CHAPTER 3 Threats to Bats 19 CHAPTER 4 Saving Bats 25 Focus on Bats 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32
THE NIGHT VISITOR The The sky darkens as the sun sets A light wind blows through the trees Soon a dark shadow appears in the sky At first the shadow looks like a bird It darts between trees as if chasing something Then it swoops down low The shadow has a furry face and large pointed ears A swarm of bats in Thailand sets out to hunt 5 CHAPTER 1