Punch,  34 (1858), [iv].

Recreations in Natural History

Anon

Genre:

Regular Feature, Notes, Drollery

Subjects:

Animal Behaviour, Instinct


    Describes the discovery of some bats in the west of England which have been trained to carry letters between lovers, and repeats the claim of Rev. Henry Walsingham that the bats are intelligent enough to gauge the appropriate moment to fly around his church.



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