Gaurav Khanpuria
Bat - a creature that flies in the dark, whom humans have been seeing for centuries, but perhaps have not been able to understand that much.This book is a research-journey of bats, especially flying foxes-their life, behaviour, and their changing relationships with humans. From their increasing sightings in cities and villages to the large colonies forming on trees-what exactly is happening behind all this?Is their number really increasing? How do weather, food, trees, urbanization, and the changing environment affect their lives? And what do scientific observations tell us about those creatures who have often been seen with superstition and fear?This book does not attempt to prove any predetermined conclusion. It is a journey of understanding bats on the basis of observation, questions, and available evidence.Sometimes, to understand a creature, one has to begin not with the assumptions formed about it, but by observing it carefully.
