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    Which city, aptly nicknamed "Bat City", hosts the world's largest urban bat colony, numbering up to 1.5 million?

    Question #72542. Asked by skysmom65. (Nov 22 06 9:16 AM)


    zbeckabee

    		Austin, TX

    http://www.usps.com/news/2002/philatelic/sr02_050.htm

    Nov 22 06, 10:23 AM
    skysmom65

    		Correct Zbeck!! Austin, Texas, (nicknamed Bat City) hosts the world's largest urban bat colony, 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats*. They live under the Congress Avenue Bridge and emerge every summer evening to an appreciative human audience. And the human fans have much to appreciate: On their nightly excursions from under the bridge, the bats consume an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 lb (5,000 to 9,000 kg) of mosquitoes and other insects.


    Nov 22 06, 11:09 AM

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