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2017 Calendar of Merlin Tuttle's Bat Photography is Now Available! Bat conservationist Merlin Tuttle's fantastic photographs of the world's only flying mammal, paired with lively and informative text, captures the industrious nature of these fascinating nocturnal creatures. Take a close look at these tiny eco-warriors and you'll see just how incredible they are. Bat lovers get your calendar HERE: http://www.merlintuttle.com/2016/11/16/2017-bat-calendar

This Percival's short-eared trident bat (Cloeotis percivali) is from South Africa. This bat is part of the Hipposideridae family. It is insectivorous and ranges widely across middle and southeastern Africa. And it's just cute as can be. See more bat photos: http://www.merlintuttle.com

Hello, Bat Fans! Trefoil horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus trifoliatus) range throughout most of Southeast Asia, living in understory forests. It roosts alone in foliage, including beneath palm and rattan leaves and hunts by listening and waiting for insects to fly by it's feeding perches. Support bat conservation by donating to MTBC! Your donation helps us continue to educate people about the values of living harmoniously with bats. Image Courtesy: http://www.merlintuttle.com

The Buffy flower bat (Erophylla sezekorni) lives mostly in Cuba, Jamaica and the Bahama Islands. It forms colonies of several thousand individuals in caves and feeds mostly on nectar, fruit and insects. Support bat conservation by donating to MTBC! Your donation helps us continue to educate people about the values of living harmoniously with bats. Image Courtesy: http://www.merlintuttle.com

The Buffy flower bat (Erophylla sezekorni) lives mostly in Cuba, Jamaica and the Bahama Islands. It forms colonies of several thousand individuals in caves and feeds mostly on nectar, fruit and insects. Support bat conservation by donating to MTBC! Your donation helps us continue to educate people about the values of living harmoniously with bats. Image Courtesy: http://www.merlintuttle.com

We present you with a rare opportunity to own this original bat artwork by Fiona Reid. Fiona has painted more species of bats direct from life than anyone, and she has illustrated numerous books on bats and other mammals. This original color illustration is used for Plate 11 in "A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico" by Fiona A. Reid. She has kindly donated this art to support Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation. Bidding is now open. Visit our blog on the website to place a bid! Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation

A silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) during fall migration in Wisconsin. Some of these are long-distance migrators. Others may not migrate at all. Merlin Tuttle PRINTS available! ALL sales go directly to support bat conservation. PLEASE NOTE when purchasing a MUG you must select "None" as the crop option on the Shopping Cart page to get the full image on your mug. We welcome your feedback! See more: http://www.merlintuttle.com

Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) eating a corn earworm moth (Helicoverpa zea) in flight in Texas. The colonies of these bats that live in Texas eat literal TONS of crop and yard pests-including mosquitoes- EVERY NIGHT!! Image Courtesy: Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation