The Speculative Evolution of Future Bats
Description: A common theme of various speculative evolution projects is the inclusion of future versions of bats. After Man, The Future is Wild, Primeval, and Demain les Animaux du Futur all feature examples of bats that have evolved on Earth millions of years from now. So, since we recently explored bats' past evolution, let's look to their possible future!
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General sources:
https://www.batcon.org/press/1500th-bat-species-discovered-in-africas-equatorial-guinea/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/tetrapod-zoology/of-after-man-the-new-dinosaurs-and-greenworld-an-interview-with-dougal-dixon/
After Man:
https://www.amazon.com/After-Man-Zoology-Dougal-Dixon/dp/0586057501
https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/After_Man/grg8PgAACAAJ?hl=en
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpeculativeEvolution/comments/97wwry/only_known_footage_of_the_animatronic_night/
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpeculativeEvolution/comments/bjqxge/old_japanese_tv_show_about_after_man_with/
The Future is Wild's Deathgleaner:
https://www.amazon.com/Future-Wild-Dougal-Dixon/dp/1405309040
https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Future_is_Wild/mVEnp0KMMuwC?hl=en
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcdFZqCcJhM
Primeval's Future Predator:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1wRDQoGzik
https://web.archive.org/web/20240702040559/https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/tetrapod-zoology/giant-flightless-bats-from-the-future/
https://primeval.fandom.com/wiki/Future_Predator
https://primeval.fandom.com/wiki/Anomaly_Research_Centre:Exclusives/Tim_Haines_Questions_about_Primeval
Demain Les Animaux du Futur / Tomorrow’s Animals of the Future:
https://www.amazon.com/Demain-Animaux-Futur-Steyer-Sebastien/dp/2701158869
https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Demain_les_animaux_du_futur/8BHmsgEACAAJ?hl=en
https://tetzoo.com/blog/2025/4/10/boulay-steyer-demain-les-animaux-du-futur
https://bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2148-9-169
https://utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/breaking-research/i-want-eat-your-blood-study-finds-vampire-bats-burn-nothing-blood-protein-fuel
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0453
0:00 - Intro
2:03 - After Man
9:06 - The Future is Wild
13:13 - Primeval
17:30 - Demain les Animaux du Futur / Tomorrow’s Animals of the Future
24:04 - Outro Close description
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General sources:
https://www.batcon.org/press/1500th-bat-species-discovered-in-africas-equatorial-guinea/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/tetrapod-zoology/of-after-man-the-new-dinosaurs-and-greenworld-an-interview-with-dougal-dixon/
After Man:
https://www.amazon.com/After-Man-Zoology-Dougal-Dixon/dp/0586057501
https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/After_Man/grg8PgAACAAJ?hl=en
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpeculativeEvolution/comments/97wwry/only_known_footage_of_the_animatronic_night/
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpeculativeEvolution/comments/bjqxge/old_japanese_tv_show_about_after_man_with/
The Future is Wild's Deathgleaner:
https://www.amazon.com/Future-Wild-Dougal-Dixon/dp/1405309040
https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Future_is_Wild/mVEnp0KMMuwC?hl=en
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcdFZqCcJhM
Primeval's Future Predator:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1wRDQoGzik
https://web.archive.org/web/20240702040559/https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/tetrapod-zoology/giant-flightless-bats-from-the-future/
https://primeval.fandom.com/wiki/Future_Predator
https://primeval.fandom.com/wiki/Anomaly_Research_Centre:Exclusives/Tim_Haines_Questions_about_Primeval
Demain Les Animaux du Futur / Tomorrow’s Animals of the Future:
https://www.amazon.com/Demain-Animaux-Futur-Steyer-Sebastien/dp/2701158869
https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Demain_les_animaux_du_futur/8BHmsgEACAAJ?hl=en
https://tetzoo.com/blog/2025/4/10/boulay-steyer-demain-les-animaux-du-futur
https://bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2148-9-169
https://utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/breaking-research/i-want-eat-your-blood-study-finds-vampire-bats-burn-nothing-blood-protein-fuel
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0453
0:00 - Intro
2:03 - After Man
9:06 - The Future is Wild
13:13 - Primeval
17:30 - Demain les Animaux du Futur / Tomorrow’s Animals of the Future
24:04 - Outro Close description
