Hello everyone and welcome to talk nerdy. Today is Monday, April 27th, 2020 and I'm the host of the show Kara Santa Maria.

Today we're going to be talking to Dr. Merlin Tuttle, all about bats, but before

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Okay, that's enough of that. Let's get into the show. So this week I had the opportunity to speak with

ecologist, conservationist, and wildlife photographer Dr. Merlin Tuttle. Now he has focused his career on bat ecology, behavior, and conservation.

He's also the founder and executive director of Merlin Tuttle's bat conservation.

And his book is called, well he's written a few, but his most

reason book is called The Secret Lives of Bats, My Adventures with the

world's most misunderstood mammals.

So guys, without any further ado,

here he is Dr. Merlin Tuttle.

Well, Merlin, thank you so much for joining me today. I'm delighted to be here, Kara. Oh good, me too. So, you know, this is one of the first

recordings that I've done kind of, well I guess that's not completely true but but one of just a few that I've done in the

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