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Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida brasiliensis

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Frio Bat Cave near Concan, TX

Notes:

Maternity cave for 8-12 million bats. At dusk, the bats all start to leave the cave, taking up to 4 hours for them all to get out.

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Mexican free-tailed bat

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PublishedMay 9, 2013

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