Straight forward facts are presented under 9 headings: dog-faced bats, where they’re found, where they live, sizes, shapes, senses, defense, food, and babies.

Dog-faced bats are also called short-nosed bats, and Old World fruit bats. Personally, I think their faces resemble that of a chihuahua.

These helpful creatures are an important part of Earth’s ecosystem. They eat insects, scatter seeds from the fruit they eat, and pollinate plants- such as bananas and vanilla.

I found the information fascinating about how the weight of the bat’s body helps the tendons in their lags to tighten causing their claws to form a tighter grip when hanging upside down. Also, while some bats use echolocation, dog-faced bats do not.

The photographic image on page 13 shows arm and finger bones inside the wing’s membrane.