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Remnants Of The Prehistoric Past At Mammoth Cave, Petrified Forest National Parks

When you go on a wild cave tour at Mammoth Cave National Park, shimmying around on your hands and knees, you'd never think to watch for sharks. Nor when you explore Petrified Forest National Park and marveled at the rock-solid slabs of wood, you won't sense a need to watch for any burrowing reptiles. But, as it turns out, those creatures did live in those landscapes...once upon a time.

Fungus Blamed For Loss Of 75-80 Percent Of Tri-Colored Bats At Mammoth Cave

It's been nearly 14 years since "white-nose syndrome," named for a white powder-looking fungus found on the nose of bats, was first identified on a bat in New York. Since then the disease has moved westward, leaving millions of dead bats in its wake. At Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, the disease is blamed for the loss of 75-80 percent of Tri-colored bats there.

Mammoth Cave Celebrates National Cave And Karst Day On June 6

What exactly is karst topography? Basically, it's a porous geologic formation that sometimes is referred to as the "Swiss cheese" of topography because it is easily dissolved and the formation features sinkholes, caves, and underground rivers. You can learn more about this interesting formation on June 6 when the saff at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky celebrates the third annual National Caves and Karst Day.

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