Mexican free-tailed bats emerge at the Chiroptorium in Texas

Dozens of black-gray bats flying out from a cave entrance in a wooded area

Mexican free-tailed bats emerge at the Chiroptorium in Texas

As dusk nears, Mexican free-tailed bats emerge at the Chiroptorium (an artificial cave) in Texas for an evening of feeding.

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Photo By/Credit

Ann Froschauer/USFWS

Ecosystem

Caves and Karst

Species

Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Subject tags

Mammals

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