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bracken cave

Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) emerge from Bracken Cave at dusk. Bracken Cave is currently estimated to have a colony of more than 20 million bats, making it the single largest concentration of mammals in the world. Bracken Cave is a owned and managed by Bat Conservation International, and access to the cave is restricted to protect the habitat of the bats residing therein.

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Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) emerge from Bracken Cave at dusk. Bracken Cave is currently estimated to have a colony of more than 20 million bats, making it the single largest concentration of mammals in the world. Bracken Cave is a owned and managed by Bat Conservation International, and access to the cave is restricted to protect the habitat of the bats residing therein.