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aint_no_life_nowhere

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22. Carlsbad Caverns - truly one of the great natural wonders of thhe world

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #21)

Fri Oct 31, 2014, 07:25 PM

Oct 2014

The sheer immensity of the underground chambers is staggering. And the millions of bats that come out of the entrance every night is something everyone should go see.

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bat hospital - where baby bats are cared for until ready for release. WARNING - adorable pics [View all] Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 OP

Fascinating photos NV Whino Oct 2014 #1

Oh, how cute! Baby bat baths! marzipanni Oct 2014 #2

Love me some Bats. Their Radar makes them extra special. I saw a show on Discovery Channel once... BlueJazz Oct 2014 #3

their faces are so sweet but then u see the feet. lol Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #5

That's not their regular feet. They wear their "Halloween Feet" at this time of year. BlueJazz Oct 2014 #8

LOLOL! little known fact! BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #19

I love bats aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2014 #4

And vampire bats have contributed so much to the colorfulness of our movies and literature aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2014 #9

I love bats, but those are one of the cuter varieties. geardaddy Oct 2014 #6

cuter cuz the feet are covered Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #7

Too adorable! Solly Mack Oct 2014 #10

Such beautiful little creatures Autumn Oct 2014 #11

OMG! OMG!!! SO CUTE!!!!!! Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2014 #12

Too much cute shenmue Oct 2014 #13

Yes, they ARE adorable and cute. I had one get inside the house and it was cuddled up in a corner UTUSN Oct 2014 #14

i think if the ziplock bag had air holes that might be a good thing. if not.... n/t orleans Oct 2014 #15

so cute. they have their little pacifiers and even cuddle pillows in some of these pictures. n/t orleans Oct 2014 #16

They remind me of toy-breed puppies with wings jmowreader Oct 2014 #17

Sweet little babies. :) nt WhiteAndNerdy Oct 2014 #18

These bats have cute faces, not like those scary looking ones (see below). valerief Oct 2014 #20

Bats are wonderful...I fell in love with them at Carlsbad Caverns... joeybee12 Oct 2014 #21

Carlsbad Caverns - truly one of the great natural wonders of thhe world aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2014 #22

It's hard to get to...not really close to anything else, joeybee12 Oct 2014 #23

If you like Caves ... Mercer Caverns near Sonora CA is AMAZING ... some good wineries near there brett_jv Nov 2014 #28

Oh my!!! Excessive cuteness alert!!!!!!!!!! meti57b Oct 2014 #24

..... 840high Oct 2014 #25

for bat lovers merh Nov 2014 #26

and dancing bats merh Nov 2014 #27