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At the Joanina Library in Coimbra, Portugal, bats play a surprising but vital role in preserving centuries-old books. Home to more than 70,000 rare and historic books, the library uses a natural method to keep paper-eating insects away: bats. The Biblioteca Joanina was built between 1717 and 1728. It is part of the University of […]

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