Palace of the bats

Series: National Parks Series

Duration: 0:11:00

Genre: Animal | Educational

Year Published: 1961

Creator: Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | National Educational Television: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Visits Carlsbad Caverns National Park near Carlsbad, New Mexico. Describes the discovery of the caverns by early settlers who observed a huge formation of bats leaving the entrance. Shows and explains how the huge caverns were formed over thousands of years of time. Provides close-ups of stalagmites, stalagtites, and limestone draperies., Depicts Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Describes the discovery of the caverns by early settlers who saw bats leaving the entrance. Explains how the caverns were formed and shows stalagmites, stalactites and limestone draperies.

Complete Record: , Visits Carlsbad Caverns National Park near Carlsbad, New Mexico. Describes the discovery of the caverns by early settlers who observed a huge formation of bats leaving the entrance. Shows and explains how the huge caverns were formed over thousands of years of time. Provides close-ups of stalagmites, stalagtites, and limestone draperies., Depicts Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Describes the discovery of the caverns by early settlers who saw bats leaving the entrance. Explains how the caverns were formed and shows stalagmites, stalactites and limestone draperies. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.