My deepest appreciation to Tom and Joann Johnson for their incredible friendship and assistance in constructing bat cages, shipping boxes, and bat houses, Michelle Connor for printing the cover of this book, and to my mother, Kathleen O. Muller, who not only illustrated the soft-sided cage instructions, but also fabricated them for testing.

A very special thanks to Dr. Debra Forthman for her helpful comments in reviewing the book manuscript, Grier Holifield and staff at Holifield Farms for their patience and assistance during the many years I collected blood to feed vampire bats, Dr. Ellen Dierenfeld and Gloria Hamor for evaluating the fruit bat diet, Debbie Hoffmann and the other employees at Pet Ag who helped develop infant formulas used for handraising bats, the many people who took their time to help with photographs, illustrations, and translations of foreign manuscripts, and to all the zoo keepers, wildlife rehabilitators and university associates for sharing their experiences in bat care.

This acknowledgment would not be complete without recognizing the deep commitment of the many men and women who have helped handraise orphaned bats in the Atlanta, Georgia area. It is through their dedication that animal facilities throughout the United States and Canada have benefited from using these bats in their educational programs.

The illustrations and photographs are by the author unless otherwise credited.

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