When Princeton University Press published their Spiders of the World; A Natural History back in 2020, the inaugural volume in their A Guide to Every Family series, some said that they were pushing the boundaries of reason in seeking to present an in-depth, extensively illustrated profile of over one hundred taxonomic families of the world’s arachnids in a single volume. Well, if that first book seemed a little crazy in its ambitions, for their fifteenth book in the series, they’ve gone completely bats.
Newly published in the U.S. as of March 2026, Bats of the World: A Guide to Every Family by Winifred Frick and M. Teague O’Mara offers a richly illustrated profile of every family of the Order Chiroptera, presenting its readers with clear and accurate information about the anatomy, evolution, and behavior of bats, as well as their cultural and ecological importance.
For anyone interested in learning more about the remarkable lives and diversity of these fascinating winged mammals, this is a book well worth your consideration as a future addition to your library.
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