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The Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) is a medium sized bat. Their bodies are about 9 centimeters in length, and they weigh about 15 grams. Their ears are wide and set apart to help them find prey with echolocation. Its fur color varies from dark brown to gray.

Mexican free-tailed bats live in caves in the southern United States, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, central Chile and Argentina. Their colonies are the largest congregations of mammals in the world! The largest colony is found at Bracken Cave, north of San Antonio, Texas, with nearly 20 million bats. The bats of Bracken Cave can eat up to 250 tons of insects per night!

45 posted on 10/03/2003 8:57:25 AM PDT by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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Hmmmmmm.....I have mixed feelings about bats. I know they are one of God's magnificent creatures and they serve their purpose in the food chain, but listening to their sounds just gave me chills. They are not my favorite things. Although I would love to watch the thousands of them leaving the carverns at dusk. Must be an amazing sight....as long as none of them come too close to me.
74 posted on 10/03/2003 10:54:27 AM PDT by Mama_Bear ( Lori)
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