The stories are based on real locations, existing tropical animals, their habits and preferences. A mysterious tropical forest and the wonderful animals inhabiting it... Bats are the most reserved of them. But why are they hiding from everyone? What happens in the forest overnight? The characters of this book, Archie the little bat and his friends - Greg the vampire bat, Cam the coati, Lori the snake bird, Dan the Dalmatian - unite and come up with a plan to save Archie's mom, Kara, from the paws of the most dangerous animals on the Barro Colorado island. In the first book of the series about Archie the curious little bat, you will meet and get to know the Barro Colorado island friends.