Bracken Cave Bat Emergence

Video Title :	Bracken Cave Bat Emergence
Description :	From batcon.org Bracken Bat Emergence It is an old story. For over 10,000 years, the bats have come to Bracken Cave every Spring. Probably beginning as soon as the last Ice Age receded northward, allowing the sun to warm up the coastal bend of a place we now call Texas. The bats bred. Raised their young. Hung themselves in tightly packed clusters from the cave ceiling. And at twilight, they flowed on whirring wings into the night sky. Millions of them. Until a trickle turned into a winding, twisting river of Mexican free-tailed bats, ready to feast on the protein-rich, airborne insects migrating over the limestone hills. And so it came to be that in this very special place, the largest concentration of mammals on our planet gathered. Just twenty miles from San Antonio. The country's fifth largest metropolitan area and steadily growing. Alongside millions of bats. The story is far from over. But we need your help to ensure its future.
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Rating :	3.73
Keywords, Tags :	Bracken Bat Cave Texas batcon.org conservation nature Mexican free-tailed bats
Video Length :	1 : 10

Comments :

Very nice selection of shots. Did you shoot them yourself, or were there a bunch of you taping them?

Aww, sweet batties. It must be a great feeling for them to fly around in those big groups with their buddies.

Great, Great, Great! no more coments! I love bats, and you make a great work!

Thanks Kqr147. I'm glad you were able to see this in real life. The bats under the Congress Bridge in Austin, TX are amazing. I'd love to see the Bracken Bats as well.

I've stood in the entrance of Bracken Bat Cave at sundown. There is no describing the fragile power of the life that flows by you there. This video come close to conveying that feeling. kqr147