Bat exodus at New Mexico caverns a must-see

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Dr. Nick Hristov

Travel-Trip-Carlsbad Bats

This 2005 photo supplied by the National Park Service shows the nightly exodus of bats from Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Through mid-October, thousands of bats swarm out of the cave mouth each evening at sunset to hunt for bugs for their nightly meal and the public is invited to watch. (AP Photo/National Park Service, Dr. Nick Hristov)

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Travel-Trip-Carlsbad Bats

This undated photo supplied by the National Park Service shows the nightly exodus of bats from Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Through mid-October, thousands of bats swarm out of the cave mouth each evening at sunset to hunt for bugs for their nightly meal and the public is invited to watch. (AP Photo/National Park Service)

Dr. Nick Hristov

Travel-Trip-Carlsbad Bats

This 2005 photo supplied by the National Park Service shows the nightly exodus of bats from Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Through mid-October, thousands of bats swarm out of the cave mouth each evening at sunset to hunt for bugs for their nightly meal and the public is invited to watch. (AP Photo/National Park Service, Dr. Nick Hristov)