Chiropterology Part 2 (BATS) with Merlin Tuttle

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Alie Ward

Comedy, Science, Society & Culture

4.9 • 23.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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PART 2: The stunning conclusion of a 3-hour gab session about frickin' bats with America's favorite chiropterologist, Dr. Merlin Tuttle. Learn about bat conversations, their close friendships, surprising dongs, where they keep their nipples, how to go bat spotting after the sun sets, more myths and misconceptions about bat danger, perhaps the grossest thing Merlin has ever put in his mouth, how to hang up a bat house for maximum bat party funtimes, the latest on white nose syndrome and how it feels to get slapped by a bat. Once again: Indiana Jones can get bent because Dr. Merlin Tuttle is the hero this nation needs. Learn more about bats & Dr. Merlin Tuttle's photography & work in conservation: www.MerlinTuttle.org Dr. Merlin Tuttle's bat books: www.merlintuttle.org/category/books/ Social media links: www.instagram.com/merlintuttlephoto www.twitter.com/merlinsbats www.facebook.com/MerlinTuttlesBatConservation Sponsor links: kiwi.com/ologies; calm.com/ologies; hellofresh.com/ologies9, code: Ologies9; mytruition.com/ologies; More links up at alieward.com/ologies/chiropterology Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes and STIIIICKERS! Follow twitter.com/ologies or instagram.com/ologies Follow twitter.com/AlieWard or instagram.com/AlieWard Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris Theme song by Nick Thorburn Support the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies

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0:00.0	Yo hey, it's still your friend's baby who looks like a turtle, Alliward.
0:04.4	Back with a part two episode of Oligies.
0:07.4	Hey, did you listen to part one of Chi-Ropterology about bats?
0:11.6	No?
0:12.4	Then what are you doing here?
0:14.9	Would you walk into a movie 85 minutes in with only half a bucket of popcorn?
0:20.3	No.
0:20.9	So go listen to part one.
0:22.2	You're gonna hear all about cave tales and bat flim flams and debunkery and what is a bat?
0:28.6	And how are they similar to primates and what makes them able to sleep upside down?
0:32.6	And why should we protect them?
0:34.4	And can you build a huge habitat that they'll come and live in?
0:37.0	And who makes good bat houses?
0:38.8	And how can you train one in some real tight spots
0:42.0	that Chi-Ropterologists can get in?
0:43.6	But real quick, thank you to all the folks at patreon.com-allegies who make it possible
0:47.7	and who submit wonderful fun questions every week and also to anyone who rates
0:52.1	and subscribes and keeps allegies up in the charts among the science giants.
0:56.1	Thank you so much for that.
0:57.4	And for telling friends about the show and of course for leaving a review for me to
1:02.0	creepily read and choose one each week to thank such as for example,
1:06.5	Nicole 3496 said, I've been listening to allegies at work and it never gets old.
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