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Watch now: Bats take flight from under Tucson bridge
- Pascal Albright
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Thousands of bats take flight from under the Campbell Avenue bridge over the Rillito river during sunset this time of year. Many Tucsonans gather to watch this daily spectacle. Pascal Albright & Jesse Tellez / Arizona Daily Star
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A fungus that has killed millions of bats across North America has arrived in Arizona, state wildlife officials announced on Thursday.
Arizona is home to 29 bat species, from tiny canyon bats to two-foot-wide western mastiffs. Scientists are working to uncover their still-mysterious lives.

