‘Endless river of bats’ streams from cave in Mexico, video shows. Take a look
A large colony of bats streamed out of a cave at sunset, captured on camera by a Mexican local, according to a tweet.
The video, posted by Beatriz Acevedo Tachna on Twitter on July 27, showed an enormous swarm of bats leaving a cave. The stream of bats continues far into the distance.
This sight at the “cueva de los murciélagos,” or “cave of bats,” happens at sunset, Tachna said. Tachna has regularly seen this “treasure” of Sinaloa, a region on the western coast of Mexico, and posted a similar video a few weeks prior.
Videos of the event drew strong reactions on Twitter and Reddit.
Multiple users described the site as an “endless river of bats.”
“That must have been awesome to see in person,” one Reddit user commented.
Other Reddit users did not find the scene as appealing, calling it a “rabies rainbow.”
“That river is nothing,” another user said, “Wait until you see the lakes of guano in that cave.”
According to the National Park Service, bats live in cave colonies for shelter and protection, often raising their young in the safety of caves.
Bats leave their cave in the evening to begin their hunt for food, Esto Es Sinaloa reported. As they emerge, the bats form large dark clouds.
The cave is near the small town of Topolobampo, about 560 miles south of Tucson, Arizona.
Another popular “cueva de los murciélagos” is in Nuevo León, Mexico, about 110 miles southwest of the Texas state line.
This story was originally published July 29, 2022 at 12:11 PM with the headline "‘Endless river of bats’ streams from cave in Mexico, video shows. Take a look."
