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incredible footage of a Rickett's Big Footed Bat (<em>Myotis ricketti</em>) hunting fish. Ma et al uncovered the first evidence that this bat was a piscivore in 2003 (Journal of Zoology (2003), 261: 245-248) from analysis of droppings and behavioural observation. This footage is part of the BBC <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080516013402/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/wildchina/" target="_blank">Wild China series</a> which started last night. Both <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080516013402/http://www.nhbs.com/wild_china_tefno_158039.html" target="_blank">the book from this series</a>, which is out now, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080516013402/http://www.nhbs.com/wild_china_dvd_tefno_156369.html" target="_blank">the DVD (to pre-order)</a> are available from NHBS.<br/> <br/> <a title="Li River by nigelm, on Flickr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080516013402/http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifepaint/98891986/" target="_blank"><img style="border: 1px solid #cccccc; margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; padding: 3px;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080516013402im_/http://farm1.static.flickr.com/27/98891986_5702896535_m.jpg" alt="Li River" width="240" height="160" align="left"/></a>The first episode, Heart of the Dragon, focuses on the southern region with it's iconic terraced paddy fields and the Karst peaks of the Li River. They filmed the ancient technique of Cormorant fishing - which I have seen in action on the Li River - it's a fascinating collaboration and illustrative of the close working relationship maintained between people and animals in rural Chinese areas. 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