These bats are beneficial to the state, helping with insect control and pollination. Bats pollinate through their elongated ...

Although the Mexican free-tailed bats were once unwelcome in Austin, they're now an integral part of the city's culture. The Texas capital is now known as "Bat City," with a festival held each ...

A large colony of Mexican free-tailed bats can consume an estimated ... calls that bounce off a prey item and back to the bat—the researchers played recordings of the newly discovered call ...