Millions of Bats Emerging From Cave Cause Disturbing Blip on Meterologist Radar

When you think about large groups of mammals, your mind likely goes to herds of zebras or elephants, or other large land mammals. In reality, the l...

June 2, 2023
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When you think about large groups of mammals, your mind likely goes to herds of zebras or elephants, or other large land mammals. In reality, the largest group of mammals in the world is actually not of the land or water variety, but the flying kind—specifically, bats. And for those of us in the United States, these critters flock closer to home than you may realize. The Bat Cave Bracken Cave Preserve in Central Texas is well-known for being home to the largest colony of bats in the world; this colony is so big, it often shows up on weather maps, like in the below TikTok from meteorologist Sarah Spivey with KSAT news.

Kimberly Terasaki