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/zRSZjjubVe0Of Agaves and Bats Film - https://vimeo.com/277755110Importance 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=sharingThis has been a Forever Dog production Produced by Melisa D. MontsExecutive produced by Brett Boham, Joe Cilio and Alex RamseyTo listen to this podcast ad-free Sign up for Forever Dog Plus at foreverdogpodcasts.com/plusCheck out video clips of our podcasts on Youtube at youtube.com/foreverdogteamAnd make sure to follow us on Twitter, instagram and Facebook at ForeverDogTeam to keep up with all of the latest Forever Dog News

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