The largest urban bat colony in the World. More than a million Mexican free-tailed bats roost beneath the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge.
Austin, Texas is home to one of the largest urban bat colonies in the world, a spectacle that has become as iconic to the city’s character as live music or barbecue. Each year from spring through early autumn, more than a million Mexican free-tailed bats roost beneath
April the 18th is National Animal Crackers Day. How did a cracker/cookie get so popular? I loved animal crackers, figuring out what animal it was and biting their legs and head off was great fun. I even liked carrying that box around by the string handle. I decided to find out the history behind them.
