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                        • Why are these caves so special?
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                              • Under the ground
                                  Victoria Fossil CaveAlexandra CaveBat Centre & Blanche CaveStick-Tomato CaveAdventure CavingWorld Heritage tourPhotography Tour
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                                • Why research?
                                  • Current research
                                      Decline of southern bent-wing batSouthern bent-wing bat survival trackingNaracoorte cave cricket populations
                                  • Past research
                                      PalaeontologySouthern bent-winged bat
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                                  Research at Naracoorte Caves

                                  Why research?

                                  Why research?

                                  Research takes many shapes and forms, from scientific investigations of the fossil deposits, to surveys of visitors about their experience of the caves.

                                  Current research

                                  Current research

                                  Research at the Naracoorte Caves takes many shapes and forms. Find out what research is happening now.

                                  Past research

                                  Past research

                                  The first published account of fossils from Naracoorte was in 1858. Find out what research we have done so far.

                                  Researcher profiles

                                  Researcher profiles

                                  Meet our Naracoorte Caves' researchers.

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