Carlsbad Caverns, NM
August 24, 1998 		GuidedTour -->
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While many caves are formed by underground rivers, Carlsbad Caverns was created by a unique combination of erosion and land convulsions a million years ago, which resulted in several enormous crevices -- rooms large enough to fit 14 football fields -- and massive crystal formations. Stalactites, stalagmites, columns, draperies, drip pools, and much, much more!

300,000 Mexican free-tail bats also live in the caverns, and every night at dusk they fly out of the natural entrance to the cave to hunt for insects.

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