Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bracken Cave in Texas is home to 15-20 million Mexican free-tailed bats. Female bats head to the cave every year to give birth.

COMAL COUNTY, Texas — They are the things of horror movies, yet so fascinating people flock to see them. Every night as the sun begins to set, somewhere between 15 to 20 million Mexican Freetail bats ...

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 city of San Antonio and conservation groups teamed up to buy land threatened with development near the Bracken Bat Cave, summer home to... In Texas, The World's Biggest Bat Colony Is Saved From ...

A family explores South Padre Island beaches looking for fun above and below the water. Mission Tejas State Park is a natural escape into deep-rooted Texas history, located at the north end of the ...

BOERNE, Texas – We’ve grown to love our local bats. The Mexican free-tailed bat, which roosts under our freeways and in caves, even shows up on radars during their evening mass exodus to find food and ...