[Texascavers] Bats can fly horizontally at 100mph

Scientists studying the flight of Brazilian free-tailed bats have clocked the creatures zipping along at 160 km/h (100 mph), making them the fastest horizontal flyers in the entire animal kingdom. http://bit.ly/2eWg5TQ ___ Texascavers mailing list |

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At that speed wouldn’t they also be the fastest moving mammal too. [http://www.edwardsaquifer.org/signature/images/eaa_20-years_logo.jpg.gif] [http://www.edwardsaquifer.org/signature/images/EAA-Signature_02.gif] [http://www.edwardsaquifer.org/signature/images/EAA-Signature_03.gif] Jon Crad

Re: [Texascavers] Bats can fly horizontally at 100mph

John, I don't think you can call them the fastest moving mammal since the Peregrine falcon dives at around 200 mph. I guess you could argue that the falcon isn't really propelling itself at 200 mph and just really good at falling fast. Gregg On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 11:52 AM, Jon Cradit via Texasc

Re: [Texascavers] Bats can fly horizontally at 100mph

One could also argue that a peregrine falcon is not a mammal, too. ;) Allan Cobb On 11/10/2016 12:56 PM, Gregg Williams via Texascavers wrote: John, I don't think you can call them the fastest moving mammal since the Peregrine falcon dives at around 200 mph. I guess you could argue that the fal

Re: [Texascavers] Bats can fly horizontally at 100mph

and "dive" ≠ horizontal ;-) (just us humanists being literal . . . ) -katie arens arens@austin.utexas.edu On Nov 10, 2016, at 12:56 PM, Gregg Williams via Texascavers mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com>> wrote: John, I don't think you can call them the fastest movi

Re: [Texascavers] Bats can fly horizontally at 100mph

If a Trump can be a president a bird can be whatever it wants to be... On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 1:37 PM, Katherine Arens via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > and "dive" ≠ horizontal ;-) (just us humanists being literal . . . ) > -katie arens ar...@austin.utexas.edu > > On No

[Texascavers] A.S.S. related

Around 1985, the A.S.S. had a Mexican newbie from the bordertown of Nuevo Laredo. His father was a customs agent at a time we were struggling to get our speleo-vehicles across the border. His family rolled out the red-carpet for about 4 or 5 A.S.S trips even after he left A&M, and they helped me

[Texascavers] Movie by the Pond, at Pete Strickland's

We will be having a "Movie by the Pond" at my place Sat. Nov. 12th at 6:00. We will be showing the 1979 film "Hair" based on the Broadway play. For info call Pete at 512 897 9235. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@tex

Re: [Texascavers] Movie by the Pond, at Pete Strickland's

I saw the play 3 times while still in the army-West Greenwich Village, Sydney and SF. But, sorry cannot make it for the movie, as we have a state speleo survey meeting this Sunday in Lexington. This KY group, KSS, is making broad advances trying to catch up with the TSS.  Preston at Outer Browde

Re: [Texascavers] Movie by the Pond, at Pete Strickland's

I saw the original play Hair in Chicago in 1969. Met TAG caving (he named TAG) legend Richard Schreiber there. He was stationed in Minot, ND with the Air Force. I love this movie. Treat Williams as Berger (very Austin-like), John Savage as Claude, and Beverly D'Angelo as Sheila. I thought it's