• True. There are over 3,750 reported wild caves in the state of Kentucky alone.



• True. Caves have been discovered in 48 of the 50 states within the U.S. To find a cave near you, click here.



• True. With over 350 miles of mapped cave passage, Mammoth Cave, the longest cave in the world, is located in Park City, Kentucky.



• True. The Big Room, located in Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, is 1800 feet long, 1100 feet wide and 225 feet high.



• True. The deepest room within a U.S. cave is Columbine Crawl Cave in Wyoming. It reaches a depth of 1550 feet below the entrance.



• False. There are about 1000 species of bats. Here, in the U.S., there are 39 species. To learn more about bats, click here.



• False. Troglobites are animals that complete their entire lifecycle inside a cave. People are classified as trogloxenes; animals that visit caves and show no special adaptations for the cave environment. To discover other cave animals and their classifications, click here.



• False. Blind Cave fish have no eyes. Instead, they have nerves on their body that they use to sense objects. click here to learn more about cave wildlife.



• True. Caves can be formed by many natural processes. To read about the different types of caves, click here.



• False. Stalactites hang tight to the ceiling. Stalagmites grow from the ground. To learn about other cave formations, click here.



• False. The study of caves is called speleology. Geology is the study of the earth. click here, to learn more about speleology.



• True. Missouri is home to ten show caves and countless wild caves.



• False. 98% of the water we use everyday is groundwater. To learn more about groundwater, click here.



• False. Fossils, such as brachiopods, crinoids and ammonites, are commonly found in limestone. click here, to learn more about fossils.



• False. Contrary to legend, there are no blind bats. Many bats actually do have good vision, but most do not depend on their eyesight to guide them. To learn more about bats, click here