What is it like to travel the world, looking for bats? It’s now been a little over six months since I left home to start a journey around the world, trying to see as many bat Read More »
Bats of Thailand My trip to Malaysia, both Sabah and Peninsular was a huge disappointment in terms of both wildlife and travel experience so I have decided not Read More »
The itinerary, part II After having travelled through Oceania, Asia, North America, it’s time to head to Africa. Africa is tricky for bats because the problem of lack of Read More »
Bats of Texas My tight schedule meant I had very little time in the USA for bats, though it also has relatively few species compared to most countries Read More »
Bats of Indonesia: Part II After visiting Sulawesi and Seram, it was time to head over to the complete unknown. And for bats, it doesn’t get much more unknown than Read More »
Bats of Indonesia: Part I The Philippines were a challenge and so was Indonesia. I knew that well before I landed there so I did what every sensible person does Read More »
Diversity of echolocation Hackett et al. 2013, echolocation calls of 13 species in the Arava Desert, Israel. When I first saw the figure above, I realised how incredible Read More »
Bats of Philippines Kiwi, my travel companion amazed by the sheer size of Acerodon jubatus, the largest bat in the World! The view on the beach near the Read More »
Flying Kangaroos When you think about it, in Australia, marsupials have equivalents for pretty much all kinds of mammals (or used to). There are anteater-like marsupials (Numbat), Read More »