Bats - The good, the bad, and the ugly
Frank Greenaway
Some people think there is only one type of bat when in fact the range is vast - more than 1,000 species in the world. Join Museum photographer Frank Greenaway to explore the vast diversity of bats in a tropical forest, why they look different and how they all manage to survive in the same area by exploiting different resources. View footage shot on location at the Museum's field research station in Belize and examine how diet has shaped the facial structure of different species of bat ranging from those that feed on fruit, nectar, pollen, insects, birds, mammals and even blood.
- Presented by: Frank Greenaway
- Date: 12 February 2003
- Duration: 36:45
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