(Austin, Texas) – Texas is known for a lot of things — Whataburger, great outdoors, football, bats…wait! What?! Yes. Texas is home to 32 species of the flying mammal, the most in the entire country. San Antonio itself is home to the largest bat colony in the entire world.
The thing about bats is that they get a bad rap. They don’t turn into a blood sucking monster. They aren’t dirty, minus the occasional one found with rabies. They’re actually very cute and harmless to us.
Bat Facts You Need to Know
Without bats, we would not be able to enjoy bananas, avocados, or mangoes because of the bat’s help in the fruit’s pollination (doi.gov). No, they do not land on your shoulder and bite down on your neck to drink your blood. A bat’s baby is called a pup.
Our great state of Texas is home to 32 different species of bats. Most of those bats live in the San Antonio area with about 15 million living in Bracken Cave, which is just outside of San Antonio, Texas. Austin has a large bat population, too. Even Houston has a couple of bat stops to check out.
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Bat Watching Spots in Texas on Google Maps
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