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Bats
Bats are cool
Bats are the only true flying mammals. There are over 1,400 species of bats, and they can be found on nearly every part of the planet. Not only are they cute, they are also important...
Studying how bats use echolocation has helped scientists develop navigational aids for the blind. Without bats’ pollination, seed dispersal, and pest control we wouldn’t have bananas, avocados, mangoes, agave, or cacao… that’s right, bats bring us tequila and chocolate!
Found a bat in need of help?
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Do not handle it with bare hands! Bats can carry rabies.
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Here's a map of worldwide rescues and temporary care instructions.
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Bats should never be kept as pets: Here's why.
Celebrate bats with us!
Our community's mascot is Baxter. Baxter is an Egyptian fruit bat that was cruelly kept alone and confined to a small cage for 12 years before being rescued by a bat sanctuary. You can read the full story by clicking on his name.
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If you can’t make it there, the Eckert James River bat cave in Mason, TX has 4-8m bats!
Congrats!
Holy shit that’s a lot of bats m8
Roughly 10 million of them come to the cave to roost, then each one has a baby, doubling the number. It is indeed a lot of bats!
Fuck me i wasn’t expecting that many 🫨
How do they find room for that many bats?! The most I’ve ever seen at one time is what, maybe about 6 bats? Tops?
My wife looked into getting tickets and they were sold out for months. How long did you wait?
We got ours sometime at the end of June. I had no idea it was such a popular location, so we just lucked out.
Enjoy, hopefully you get a pic or two you can post
Yay! Have fun!! We're going to a bat cave later in the month. happy dance
Watch out for rabbits
Knights! Run away!