Free Tailed

In other words, the Governor is fully aware that he would be on solid scientific ground were he to designate the free-tailed bat as the official state flying mammal. ❋ Mark Steinberg (2011)

And he knows that chiropterologists are in unanimous agreement that free-tailed bats, unlike elk, fly. ❋ Mark Steinberg (2011)

Governor Fallin responds that she's foursquare behind him but wants in return his agreement that Utah, like Oklahoma, will designate the free-tailed bat as its official state flying mammal. ❋ Mark Steinberg (2011)

We are trying to assess the ecosystems services of Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis), a species that forms one of the largest aggregations of mammals known to mankind. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Male free-tailed bats sing intricate and complex "love songs" to woo prospective female mates, new research has found. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mammals include Mexican wolf (Canus lupus baileyi), and pocketed free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops femorosaccus). ❋ Unknown (2007)

Of the 17 bat species, the seasonal breeding colony of Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana is the most notable: its population is about a million bats which pour out to forage in the evenings. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The author and illustrator create a touching and accurate image of the birth and care of an infant Mexican free-tailed bat. ❋ DN Lee (2008)

Land mammals are represented by the greater bulldog bat (Noctilio leporinus) and Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis). ❋ Unknown (2008)

Millions of Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) use these caves as maternity roosts, creating a globally outstanding phenomena. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The caves also contain one of the largest colonies of bats in the world: 11 species make their homes here, including western pipistrelle, pallid, lump-nosed, fringed myotis, and Mexican free-tailed bats. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis). ❋ Unknown (2008)

Karst areas that contain the highest concentration of Mexican free-tailed bat maternity colonies in the world ❋ Unknown (2008)

Mexican free-tailed bat ( '' Tadarida brasiliensis '') (Photograph by Bat Conservation International) ❋ Unknown (2008)

But the entire known population of the Wroughton's free-tailed bat (Otomops wroughtoni), estimated at a little more than forty animals, is limited to a single cave. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Because of its small population and extremely limited range, the Wroughton's free-tailed bat is considered critically endangered. ❋ Unknown (2007)