Fun fact: once a year a 100‘ x 100‘ cave in Mason Texas becomes one of the most populated bat caves (bat nursery), holding anywhere from 2 million to 7 million. In the spring, pregnant bats come to this cave for some reason (they don’t know why) and hang out here until they give birth. Once they do, they spend the next couple of months rearing their young, eventually taking them on flights, and 1-2 months after giving birth the babies are now the same size as their mom, and they all go back to whichever cave they originally came from.
There is also Bracken Cave, which I believe is different from the one you are referring to (but I could be wrong) in San Antonio, TX. Same thing, up to 20 millions bats make it home for roosting and raising their young. I’m going there this September to watch them emerge for their nightly hunting!!!
Fun fact: once a year a 100‘ x 100‘ cave in Mason Texas becomes one of the most populated bat caves (bat nursery), holding anywhere from 2 million to 7 million. In the spring, pregnant bats come to this cave for some reason (they don’t know why) and hang out here until they give birth. Once they do, they spend the next couple of months rearing their young, eventually taking them on flights, and 1-2 months after giving birth the babies are now the same size as their mom, and they all go back to whichever cave they originally came from.
There is also Bracken Cave, which I believe is different from the one you are referring to (but I could be wrong) in San Antonio, TX. Same thing, up to 20 millions bats make it home for roosting and raising their young. I’m going there this September to watch them emerge for their nightly hunting!!!
Yup, that one’s even bigger! I need to go see that one. Here’s the Mason bar cave info. https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/eckert-james-river-bat-cave-preserve/