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Adult bats don't weigh much. They're mainly fur and appetite.

Diane Ackerman

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Diane Ackerman
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: October 7
Author
Naturalist
Non-Fiction Writer
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
Waukegan
Illinois
Much
Fur
Weigh
Bats
Mainly
Appetite
Adult
Adults

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