A look at Earth's only flying mammal describes the various kinds of bats and how they live, and demonstrates how bats help the environment by eating mosquitoes and aiding in plant reproduction.

The Mexican free-tailed bat is one of the most abundant mammals in North America. Outside of San Antonio, Texas there is a cave that is home to over 40 million of these bats. Roosting in large numbers in relatively few areas makes them especially vulnerable to human disturbance and habitat destruction. Documented declines at some roosts are cause for concern because there is a delicate balance in the ecosystem that depends on the bats. There is also...

A brief introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various species of bats.

Examines the ecosystems that support the survival of bats as well as efforts to save the mammals, introducing readers to ways human action or inaction can affect bat populations.

"This easy-to-read nonfiction story tells a "night in the life" of a bat, from waking up, finding food, and taking care of babies, to going back to sleep when the sun comes up" -- Publisher.

On a night when the moon can grow no fatter, bats pack their moon-tan lotion and baskets of treats and fly off for some fun on the beach.

Continues the adventures of Shade, a young bat, as he searches for his father and struggles to prevent the evil jungle bat Goth from wiping out the sun.

Dr. Paul Carruthers [Bela Lugosi] appears to all of Heathville as a kindly doctor and research scientist for Heath-Morton Cosmetics, Ltd. But in his secret laboratory, Carruthers is actually conducting personal experiments--one of which is a formula for an oriental shaving lotion; another is the creation of a giant bat who hates the smell of the lotion. Bitter because founding fathers Martin Heath [Edward Mortimer] and Henry Morton [Guy Usher] got...

Two teams of bats play an exciting nighttime baseball game.

Fat Bat and Swoop the owl play a trick on Emily the cow but end up getting some of their own medicine.