University of Florida Bat Houses (at the Florida Museum of Natural History)

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Located on the north side of Museum Road on the University of Florida campus, the Bat Houses are the largest occupied bat houses in the world. The Bat House and Bat Barn are home to several species of bats, which can be observed emerging to eat and exercise at twilight, around 15 to 20 minutes after sunset. Conditions need to be favorable for the bats to make an appearance – they prefer calm warm evenings when there are plenty of insects to eat. Although you can expect to see the bats swooping down to feed, they normally never bother people as long as you do not interfere with them. The best bat viewing seasons are spring and summer.

University of Florida Bat Houses (at the Florida Museum of Natural History), 3215 Hull Rd, UF Cultural Plaza, Gainesville, FL 32611-2710, Phone: 352-846-2000

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