WILL FIND THE TERRIFYING RESULTS. IT CAN’T FEEL LIKE HALLOWEEN SEASON WITHOUT A NEW BAT SPECIES FLYING AROUND NEBRASKA. YOU’RE TAKING A LOOK AT THE FIRST FREE TAILED BAT EVER RECORDED IN THE STATE. IT ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In the words of the beloved and viral video, “it’s frickin’ bats!” And in Central Texas, they aren’t just a Halloween-time sighting; they’re a significant part of the ecosystem, ...

The Luxor Sky Beam pierces the night sky above the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. It attracts thousands of visitors ...

SAN ANTONIO – One by one, they emerge, and as the sun sets, they’re on a mission. The Bracken Cave Preserve north of San Antonio is home to an estimated 20 million Mexican Free-tailed bats that are ...

If you live in the Austin area, you're no stranger to Mexican free-tailed bats and their majestic flight from underneath the Congress Avenue bridge. So on April 17, National Bat Appreciation Day, we ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Every March, thousands of Austin residents and tourists look up at the underside of the city's Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue, as they wait for over a million Mexican free-tailed bats ...

Deep in the heart of Texas, deep inside a cave, millions and millions of Mexican free-tailed bats roost together. One square foot of the cave's ceiling can contain more than 500 of them. When it comes ...

It was a little before nightfall when Georgia Department of Natural Resources biologist Trina Morris and a half dozen people gathered in Macon and stared at a box on a pole against an overcast sky.

Everything is bigger in Texas—even the bat emergences. That’s right, bat watching in Texas is a can’t-miss activity. There are 47 species of bats in the U.S. and a whopping 32 of these call Texas home ...