it's freakin bats... I love halloween
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Күн бұрынembarking on a quest to see 2 million little bats... trying to at least.
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Chapters:
0:00 - intro
0:27 - day 1
0:38 - maya gets lost in the city for once
0:50 - oh no
1:22 - not late at all Clueless
1:36 - fun bat fact
1:56 - surely the bats are late not me
2:35 - day 2
3:15 - why you should I care about bats (except zubat frick you zubat my repel just ran out)
4:43 - it's almost time
5:00 - more fun bat facts
5:40 - the duck mob
5:47 - it's almost time part 2
6:06 - the duck mob part 2
6:16 - BATS
9:40 - success
10:08 - outro
#maya
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#halloween
@theHippiecat15 8 ай бұрын
I want Maya to make a list of these cool animal migration events for all the cities in America so I can go see some in person.
@frg45 8 ай бұрын
or actually actually make IRL trip videos for some of them
@emily-tg8wk 8 ай бұрын
seconded
@karissa_snguyen 8 ай бұрын
third@@emily-tg8wk
@tylerc5988 8 ай бұрын
Honestly be great! There is a many in the states, and would be such a cool idea. I have an adventure map made with a multitude of them. Hope to do a road trip one day of those that over lap time wise'!
@NinjaPtatoe 8 ай бұрын
Oh that's actually such a good idea. I saw the bats in person a couple years ago and it was awesome, I would definitely go to more of this kinda thing
@ndnerd1781 8 ай бұрын
"'Ask the people behind you,' I'd rather die." She's just like me frfr
@iKozak99 8 ай бұрын
There's nothing quite like watching a colony of bats fly by. in Australia we have mega bats, which are HUGE. Very magical to watch then flying together as the sun goes down.
@Emma-Maze 8 ай бұрын
Are they actually called mega bats? 😂 Either way this sounds amazing 💛🦇
@someguy2744 7 ай бұрын
Kinda unrelated, but at 5:54 - 10 grams is 1/45th of a pound, so a bit more than 1/50th of a pound.
@Secret1one2 6 ай бұрын
@@someguy2744 Yeah I dunno I think I'm just gonna go with 10 grams
@stackhat8624 3 ай бұрын
@@Emma-Maze We call them flying-foxes because, err, Australians are weird. They are classified as a type of megabat but not the biggest megabat. Australian flying-foxes weigh 600g - 1.2kg. Around 1.3lb to 2.6lb for those who still use weird caveman measurement systems.
@Eric-gw2lx 8 ай бұрын
Amazing editing, great video. We love bats
@fyoutube2294 8 ай бұрын
Of course we fricken do
@jkinpar 8 ай бұрын
Yeah, I laughed like 3 times and I am only 40 seconds into this video. Whoever edited this has upped their game. good job.
@BierBart12 8 ай бұрын
"Just ask" Her: "To be honest, I'd rather die." That's a whole mood
@nickyyyddd 8 ай бұрын
hope you all know what that a genuine favorite part of my week is watching maya and alveus. as an aspiring vet technician and animal rights activist your information, education, dedication, and conversation of wild animals means so much and teaches me even more. and at the same time, a hilarious owner/host in maya that balances jokes and education perfectly that I believe you’re getting through to a wider audience. hope y’all see this, thanks so much for all you do! this extremely well-edited, well-filmed, and well-informed vid reminded me of all that!
@auggie532 8 ай бұрын
watching so many people gather just to witness bats going on their nightly snack run is SO good. i love that.
@CatAleah 8 ай бұрын
Austin is so nature-friendly!! Highly recommend supporting the Austin Bat Refuge, I did a video there once and they are the nicest people and are the only bat rescue within hundreds of miles of Austin! 🦇 they keep busy!
@Tazerboy_10 8 ай бұрын
Yeah!
@deek60819 8 ай бұрын
So much variety here. I never expected it. I've seen bats, ringtailed cats, snakes, coyotes, turtles, snakes, deer, scorpions, tarantulas, and all kinds of reptiles all while walking my dog around the arboretum area
@otoanskye 8 ай бұрын
I could listen to Maya talk about animals all day every day.
@MrDrProfessorSir962 8 ай бұрын
Animal youtube is a huge sect of the internet and I need more of Maya telling me about animals
@humandoodad 8 ай бұрын
I'm so happy the ducks made the edit. They were doing work keeping us entertained during the wait.
@bharroth 8 ай бұрын
Thanks for showing us these cool bats! I'm too many miles away to come see them otherwise, so this was neat. And my favorite cookie is the sugar cookies my grandma made for Halloween when I was a kid.
@Matthew_Troll 8 ай бұрын
Bats are so adorable
@ffreeze9924 8 ай бұрын
Then why is your pfp a sloth????? You have to PICK ONE 😡
@skrsojmpz1503 8 ай бұрын
@@ffreeze9924how's your day been
@reina4284 8 ай бұрын
It’s freaking bats! Cute and helpful! Thank you for sharing a beautiful moment!
@EmberLionGames 8 ай бұрын
I never had anything against bats, but I never knew they were THIS interesting. You're bringing love to the bats, they got a new fan! As an animal lover, thank you for this video!
@dead.ray4 8 ай бұрын
I have 1 single big brown bat living in my tree in my backyard and if we're out there in a certain time, we can see him flying above us and we can get like the clearest view of his wings and how they're spread out and the webbing of his wings. And when we walk around, he'll like swoop very close to us catching the bugs we kick up from the grass. I love bats, they're very interesting to look at and watch
@flwrell 8 ай бұрын
At first I was thinking “No way 2 million bats could all fit under that one bridge..” until they didn’t stop coming for so long 😭 truly amazing! Thank you for sharing this with us! I remember way back in school we had a lot of focus on bats in science, they really are so important and sadly misunderstood
@braysmiles97._.49 8 ай бұрын
I like how calm bats are, despite their flying animation. my favorite cookie is oreos dipped in milk, see ya maya thanks for another super educational and fun adventure!!
@pissofftehee 8 ай бұрын
Another cool fact about the bat colony in Austin is that its primarily a maternal colony! When they migrate in the winter they have their mating season, and when they come back in the spring they have their pups' roughly around the time of spring break/SXSW (I used to work by the bridge, so I have some insider knowledge lol) there are a couple of really cool non-profits along the river that do outreach programs/community cleanups, I highly recommend taking a kayak bat tour with one of them because they do awesome work educating people about the bats!
@stackhat8624 3 ай бұрын
Do the bats go to SXSW?
@heatherns624 8 ай бұрын
Super cool didn't know how much they help the environment, thanks Maya! They're really cute.
@RobTheWatcher 8 ай бұрын
I love when Maya goes to the city or goes shopping or anything real wordly. It's like the hermit is coming down the mountain and has to interact with people. Off-site Maya is the best Maya.
@your_local_wolfman 8 ай бұрын
omg I never knew this was a thing- another amazing animal migration to add to my bucket list
@poyupoku 8 ай бұрын
I love Maya's videos! It's freakin bats!!!!
@Orangekhoi14 8 ай бұрын
I like bat shaped frosted sugar cookies that look like bats. They taste great, like processed sugar, and they look like bats.
@crit7514 8 ай бұрын
Great and informative video Maya, what a spectacle. I love bats they are so freaking cute!
@Itzskimpy 8 ай бұрын
I almost CRIED when the bats flew out omg the music made it so beautiful! I get so teary eyed seeing things like this in nature and Maya's passion and love for not just this event, but everything to do with nature/animals is so fucking amazing. Just wanna say thank you Maya for everything you do and educating us while also letting us live vicariously through you
@DUKE_of_RAMBLE 8 ай бұрын
I've found some Actias Luna (a large, pretty green moth) wings in my yard, thanks to the smol bats that live in the woods here in E. TN. Except, I've never seen the whole, living mouth yet... lol
@Sephiroth1204 8 ай бұрын
"Just ask" "I'm gonna be honest, I'd rather die." That's a heckin mood right there
@bugpooki 5 ай бұрын
would be interesting to see maya travel to morelia, mexico to see the tons of monarch butterflies gathered in trees and flying through the air. never seen it in person but it looks so magical
@mannybravo237 8 ай бұрын
Thanks for giving love to the bats! And telling me about the Bacardi™️🦇logo®️. There's a long underpass in my city w/a pretty large colony. Now I vant to drink some rum🧛🏽♂️ Happy Hall🎃ween!
@johnbishop9621 8 ай бұрын
Why does this comment seem sponsored lol
@mannybravo237 8 ай бұрын
@@johnbishop9621 🤗sponsored by vespertilian rum drinkers🤫
@captnwinkle 7 ай бұрын
Her Bacardi logo explanation is WRONG!!! Facundo's wife, Doña Amalia noticed a colony of fruit bats hanging in the rafters of the distillery and recognizes their importance to the Spanish and Cuban Taíno Indians as symbols of good health, family unity, and good fortune. Plus my good friend's dad was the VP of Bacardi in Mexico. Glad I could correct you
@newrev9er 8 ай бұрын
That was really special :) Thanks so much for sharing that with us! Also: chocolate chip.
@marytandra 8 ай бұрын
I like to think that all these wittle bats know they have a big audience waiting to cheer them on every day 🦇👏
@thekillertank1295 8 ай бұрын
As much as i hate Austin, they have some interesting wildlife there. Not only are the bats cool, but i never knew that Monk Parrots thrive there. I was installing some exhaust fans on a school rooftop one day and seen a whole bright green family. Id love to see if you could find some there, it was my first real sighting of an "exotic" bird.
@OneBadCap 8 ай бұрын
I grew up in Austin and bat watching is a really old Austin tradition that feels pretty unique to it. Seeing them as a kid in the 90s they would literally blot out part of the sky.
@DeejGilley 8 ай бұрын
Come to Maine during september- October and we have sturgeon jumping out of the water. Some get as big as 14 feet! They jump out of the water to communicate with other sturgeon. They used to be very endangered because people used them for their Cavier but since they were out in the endangered list and made illegal to catch they are making a huge come back. Pretty awesome to see when they come jumping out of the water 😊
@Stevonicus 8 ай бұрын
There were bats near where I lived while I was in college. You could walk by a canal in the the evening and have bats fly overhead.
@methamphetamelon 8 ай бұрын
It's amusing and sad that I have lived in Austin for almost 15 years, and have never gone to see the bats. i really need to. I also think the noise you were trying to describe is what little of their echolocation we can hear. I watching some bats flitting over/around a fountain pool near my job, and I could hear them making these little "click" kind of noises. Very faint, and only audible because it was so late at night and there was very little ambient noise to cover it up. It was really cool.
@officialpaperbagman 8 ай бұрын
that was truly incredible.. can't imagine seeing that in person🦇 edit: oh.... and oatmeal raisin 🍪
@xxcarlos505 8 ай бұрын
Same:)
@Elfmain 8 ай бұрын
I live in San Antonio and a couple of weeks a go a bat got into our house (a tiny thing) and I kept trying to get it out without touching or harming it. Unfortunately my dad woke up and got rid of it and I was so sad that it was hurt/dead that I cried. Bats are just so amazing.
@ethanvalentine4299 8 ай бұрын
Bats are soooo CUTE!! this looks like such a great time thank you for sharing this experience. this reminds me of when i was a little kid going to carlsbad caverns and watching the bats all fly out of there. It was such an amazing thing to witness and i have loved bats ever since honestly.
@Arisaka99 8 ай бұрын
Bats are such cool freaking animals Edit: Those triple chocolate, diabetes in cookie form style of cookies are my favorite.
@readytogo6569 8 ай бұрын
That was Awesome! Thank you for helping us experience this!
@takeadeepbreathin 8 ай бұрын
That had to of been an amazing experience in person and gees Austin is sooo beautiful! I really want to visit some time. Thank you for sharing that with us! I am sending you and anyone reading this all of my love and best wishes!!
@fuzzyfox9945 8 ай бұрын
these field trips are so fun! thanks
@someone-xr6dd 8 ай бұрын
I love this type of content, thank you for being amazing maya❤
@RockMeTommyBoy 8 ай бұрын
This was amazing to watch, specially your raw emotion about the event, and as always, the superb editing!
@Josh-ob9lu 8 ай бұрын
its so heartwarming to watch these videos and maya talk about how much animals impact our lives.
@kitkat711 8 ай бұрын
This was breathtaking to see and the music on top of it it was just gorgeous 🦇❤️
@jordynbowers1117 8 ай бұрын
have now officially watched all uploaded versions of this bat trip NO REGRETS so cool every time
@willwrig1220 8 ай бұрын
"Why don't you ask the other people on the bridge?" "I'd rather die." HEARD
@AkJakolantern 8 ай бұрын
I'm curious how they adapted to the sound of the traffic, I always thought bats are easily disturbed when asleep, and that much traffic seems like it would be a problem. I also wonder how and who counts the approximate bat numbers, 2 million tiny guys would be very hard to count.
@Carmnsndiego 7 ай бұрын
Loved this stream and I really have been loving the edits
@pietincat 8 ай бұрын
Hell yeah, I’m so glad you went to the bat bridge. It was one of my favorite things I saw in Austin.
@mhsnansr 8 ай бұрын
Maya I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE these videos. My inner child gets so excited seeing these type of videos. Please make more in the future.
@Adam-hs9ft 8 ай бұрын
Extremely common bat W, I live near the middle of nowhere so I get to see bats, foxes, etc a lot
@Farbklex94 8 ай бұрын
I love those videos so much!
@gamingcomics9711 8 ай бұрын
Bats have always been my favorite animal so this video was so much fun to watch, keep up the great work Maya!
@Biewie 8 ай бұрын
I love Maya and what she does SO much. Editor always does a great job too, tysm
@artisticbloodfilms 8 ай бұрын
thanks for this one really made my day, appreciate the wholesome content! keep it up!
@jaiannae108 8 ай бұрын
This is crazy, I'm studying comparative psychology as one of my modules for psych at uni, and our group work is literally echolocation and bats! I love your videos Maya, and thank you for always giving us such great information :)
@Cyrribrae 8 ай бұрын
Some of the facts during the stream really blew me away. I had no idea that they had such diversity. 6 foot wingspan and all the different snout shapes. It's freaking cool
@DobynsMedia 8 ай бұрын
I love how hyped Maya gets it's so genuine, and that's why I
@Salmonella4Skin 8 ай бұрын
This was very cool. Thank you for sharing the experience!
@CampbellMC90 8 ай бұрын
Used to be tons of bats in my Province growing up, would have them flying around every campfire and they'd get in the house from time to time but easy to catch. White nose syndrome has killed over 90% and there are very few left. Not a single one within 100km of me now.
@TheeVande 8 ай бұрын
I love these videos! Interesting and informative content, great editing, and well shot! I especially love the humor injected through editing (and chapter names lol)
@spirahsass 8 ай бұрын
That’s for sharing this event! And thank you for teaching about bats!
@WIRobin 8 ай бұрын
You are the sweetest person. Love your videos and love your enthusiasm for animals. I always wished I would've worked with animals.
@jacksonpalmer4604 8 ай бұрын
Snickerdoodles are my favorite cookies bats are great cause there mostly harmless and cute
@nugget3878 8 ай бұрын
I'm so happy that I live near Austin, and now that I have my license, I can go over to watch it
@sarryberry1089 8 ай бұрын
That is way more bats than I could have ever expected
@hiiakaikapoliopeleflores1418 8 ай бұрын
Aweeeee hey, the tour on the water is my daughter and I! She comes to work with me while I do the bat tours! We call bat rain - getting blessed by the bats - 😂 we would love to take you on a bat tour one day!
@JerDog1984 8 ай бұрын
Fantastic episode, and a beautiful sight. Nature is stunning. Thanks for sharing!
@JMM2479 8 ай бұрын
I took one of those bat tour boats when I visited Austin. Was awesome seeing them all fly out!
@joaobranco3447 8 ай бұрын
I remember one time I used to work as a tour guide for one of my countries World Heritage Sites and there's a section of it that's closed for tourists (I don't think it will open any time soon) but as I was discovering it with a friend of mine we found a group of small bats living there, it was cool to see, the place is dark and cold, I think they are still there to this day (I worked there for about 3 summers). If you go there, there are certain places open for the public that the bats sometimes go past.
@fourbuick 8 ай бұрын
That was awesome and I was so sad I missed Day 2 live stream. So glad it happened!
@ShadeScarecrow 8 ай бұрын
What a cool event. Thanks for sharing it. I always liked bats. I grew up in the countryside and the barns housed some bats that I could watch flapping around at dusk. But only ever a couple. Would love to see a swarm like this life.
@ritzierrapier 6 ай бұрын
There's a neat experience associated with BCI. In August and September Natural bridge caverns has a package where you can view bats coming out of Bracken Bat Cave. Imo it's more impressive than the Congress Ave Bridge flight.
@wubnoxious 8 ай бұрын
your content is some of my fav :)
@criticallol3039 8 ай бұрын
Bats are awesome. So important for each ecosystem they're found in. Also, Halloween is awesome and I try to keep my love of the holiday going all year round in some way.
@joeperry9977 8 ай бұрын
This video genuinely made me shed a tear. What a beautiful sight, seeing the bats streaming out into the sky whilst the sun sets over the city. Also a good music choice. Thanks for sharing :)
@hallieissetfree 8 ай бұрын
That's such a cool event! Especially to see it in a city like that. My neighbors have a little house in their backyard for bats and we see them from time to time. But living in a place that has ticks, I'm a big fan of bats
@AbovetheLoft 8 ай бұрын
We get bats sometimes on my farm where there's a lot of woods, I love watching them fly around because they move so uniquely compared to other things in the sky. Also I like molasses cookies
@RobinBonhomme 8 ай бұрын
I saw this over the summer when I visited Texas. The hotel nearby (it's actually behind Maya in day 2 of the video) has a cocktail bar that has a great view of Congress Bridge. We could hear their little screeching all the way up there. It's actually wild how loud it is.
@tetrakoop 5 ай бұрын
such a great video thank you!
@isa-di1gp 8 ай бұрын
perfect video for spooky vibes ! thanks for filming it maya! also fresh baked double chocolate chip cookies
@diode_wow 8 ай бұрын
This was really cool to watch! Definitely adding it as a sight to see if I ever travel to Austin.
@cbritt2189 8 ай бұрын
I have been wanting to see this! Thank you!!🦇🦇🦇❤❤❤
@Walter10k 8 ай бұрын
Best content on the app! great video Maya!
@KMBSoloProductions 8 ай бұрын
Wow. I’m watching this as I’m literally on a train to Austin right now from Dallas. Hopefully they’re still there when i get there in a few hours being that it’s October 4th now
@willow2554 8 ай бұрын
love this video!! i live on a farm and there's bats everywhere, i can hear them every night (probably my crazy weird hearing) they're so squeaky and cute it's so nice to see such a positive video on bats!!
@morelanor4734 8 ай бұрын
lovely video
@inventorofgaming 8 ай бұрын
Really awesome! It almost looks surreal how the bats pour out for so long at such a high volume!
@brandonfennell9983 8 ай бұрын
As a kid I used to play soccer games at House Park in Austin and the bats from Congress bridge would swarm around the stadium lights. It was awesome.
@cowboyboots 8 ай бұрын
so happy i watched this cute little video. love ur work maya
@GermanTacos_ 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this with us.
@lemonrinds8296 8 ай бұрын
I love how much you know about bats, and you're super excited to tell us about them. Please, never lose your passion.
@FraggleRockLyrics 8 ай бұрын
Bats are my favorite animal. Thank you so much for making this video, I have so much love in my heart right now.
@dillonchamberlain 8 ай бұрын
This was amazing to see
@lildreamertina 8 ай бұрын
I lived 30 mins north in Round Rock. They have a bridge as well near the railroad (its i-35 bridge) and you can see them easily and close there.
@redboy34ful 8 ай бұрын
We can hear it I think and btw much love you guys are amazing for doing stuff like this ppl need to learn about all the animals and how they help us so that maybe we can help them and keep our world going. Thank you
@gaysara 8 ай бұрын
Awww. The music and the incredible number of bats was so cool. Really awe-inspiring content. Glad these creatures exist. We truly need to protect them.
@tetrakoop 5 ай бұрын
such a trip finding your channel! lets go! bats!
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