The bat, visible by the light of her headlamp ... Barton and several co-workers lug their gear to the cave’s Rotunda Room, where the limestone forms a grand domed ceiling.

As thousands of bats launch nightly hunting, the cacophony of a dense crowd should stymie echolocation, a so-called “cocktail party nightmare.” ...

CHIMNEY ROCK & BAT CAVE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Thanks to work by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), a new stretch of Highway 9 from Bat Cave to Chimney Rock is a thrill ...

The new cave-dwelling leech species is believed to exist solely on bat blood, according to researchers. Li, T. et al. (2025.) The leech’s specialized diet of bat blood has allowed it to survive ...