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Wild Things

Carlsbad Caverns National Park’s most famous residents are its Brazilian free-tailed bats, but they’re just one of more than 67 mammals and 368 bird species that live in the mix of Chihuahuan Desert, piñon-juniper woodlands, and grasslands. Here are a few to look out for on your next visit.

BATS

As many as half a million bats spend summers at Carlsbad Caverns, arriving in

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