Destigmatizing Bats with Merlin Tuttle and HYPOTHETICALS

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 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/just-between-us/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy