Allison and Gaby are joined by bat expert and lover Merlin Tuttle. Merlin shares his own experiences with these incredible animals and explains why they don't deserve their bad reputation. He then plays an epic game of hypotheticals, which is almost as shocking as his bat facts! 

Merlin's famous bat portraits: https://merlintuttle.smugmug.com/Low-Resolution/Portraits/
Here's the video of a little woolly bat trying to train Merlin: https://youtu.be/zRSZjjubVe0
Of Agaves and Bats Film - https://vimeo.com/277755110
Importance of Bats video - https://youtu.be/nDNhrqATZTQ 
The truth about Covid-19 and bats - https://www.merlintuttle.org/resources/covid-19-impact/
The truth about bats and disease - https://www.merlintuttle.org/resources/exaggerated-disease-warnings/
 
Transcription: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CqbHdbPCDNSkOejedx-10pU8EQWyPvFc6k7Oxs332ew/edit?usp=sharing

This has been a Forever Dog production 
Produced by Melisa D. Monts
Executive produced by Brett Boham, Joe Cilio and Alex Ramsey

To listen to this podcast ad-free 
Sign up for Forever Dog Plus at foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus

Check out video clips of our podcasts on Youtube at youtube.com/foreverdogteam
And make sure to follow us on Twitter, instagram and Facebook at ForeverDogTeam to keep up with all of the latest Forever Dog News
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices