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Books for Back to School

Did You Know:  Some bats give off a smokey, spicy aroma, reminiscent of sugar-crusted bacon. Others have a faintly floral scent, like a slightly rotten bouquet of flowers. Some even emit the unusual combination of animal musk and mint.

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With over 1400 species currently described—and more counted every year—bats are the second most diverse group of mammals (rodents are first, with approximately 2500 species).

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Lavender flowers aren’t just blue or purple. Some lavenders can bloom a subtle light purple or a dark, rich Mediterranean blue. Others have blush pink, pure white, or silver-gray flowers.

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Casting in plaster to make replicas is thought to date back to the Roman Empire and even ancient Egypt. The botanical bas-reliefs in Casting Flowers is a new version of the technique.

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New World night monkeys, like these Panamanian night monkeys, are monogamous and usually travel in small groups of several related animals. They chatter and murmur to stay in touch, but do so softly.