Mammoth Cave

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Marion Smith Explored an Unmatched 8K Caves
No One Entered More Caves
Than Marion Smith
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No One Entered More Caves Than Marion Smith

Tennessee man who 'wanted to create an adventure' daily dies at 80

(Newser) - "If caving were a professional sport," a Sports Illustrated profile said in 2003, Marion Smith "would possess the lifetime stats of a Wilt Chamberlain or Ted Williams." Smith—who is thought to have gone into more caves than any other human being ever, per the New ...

Bat-Killing Fungus Hits Famed US Park

Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park latest white-nose syndrome victim

(Newser) - The fungus that has already killed 6 million bats in the eastern US and Canada has been found in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park for the first time, reports the Los Angeles Times . A bat with white-nose syndrome was discovered in Long Cave, a 1.3-mile-long cave not linked...

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