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 \nBats!  \nEveryone is waiting to see bats!More than amillion of them live under this bridge.When itgets dark,hungry bats fly out for dinner.  \nThe Congress Avenue Bridge was built in 1980.The builders had no idea that Mexican free-tailbats would find homes under their bridge.Thesebats fly north from Mexico to have their babiesand raise their young pups.  \nAt first,people in Austin were afraid of thebats under the bridge.They thought the batswould attack them or make them sick.  \nOver time,people got to know more aboutthe bats.They learned that bats are shy animalsthat fly at night.They learned that bats LOVE toeat insects!People weren't afraid anymore.Theyeven began to celebrate this unusual bat colony.  \nThe city of Austin has a celebration everysummer called Batfest.People come to see afamous sculpture called Nightwing.","cbCaimRTVmmbeEVC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimRTVmmbeEVC","pdf",4170299,"English","# Photographs\n## Bat colony at Congress Avenue Bridge\n## Batfest and the Nightwing sculpture","[{\"question\":\"What draws hundreds of people to Congress Avenue Bridge at night in Austin?\",\"answer\":\"Everyone waits to see bats fly out at dusk from under the bridge.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did people in Austin initially fear the bats?\",\"answer\":\"They thought the bats would attack them or make them sick.\"},{\"question\":\"How did people’s understanding of the bats change over time?\",\"answer\":\"They learned bats are shy night animals that LOVE eating insects, so fear faded and celebrations began.\"}]","Going Batty in Austin - Photographs | PDF",31]