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Palace of the Bats

Genre: Television

Year Published: 1961

Creator: KETC St. Louis National Park Service William C. Everhart Ralph J. Tangney

Format: 16mm

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.

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