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Article: Appreciate the bat Don't be scared of this helpful, misunderstood animal.(Neighbor)(The Nature of Things)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- October 29, 2004
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Byline: Valerie Blaine
"It's in our garage!" cried a panic-stricken voice on the phone. "Send someone soon!"
No, it wasn't a call for Ghost Busters, nor a re-play of a Halloween horror flick. It was the call all nature centers get at least once a year: the Bat Call. A bat - or better yet, a colony of bats - finds its way into a building and pandemonium ensues. A frantic person picks up the phone and calls the nature center to plead for immediate disposal of the offensive animal.
Of all the animals near and dear to a naturalist's heart, the bat is perhaps No. 1. We field the bat call with calm and reassure the homeowner that the presence of a ...