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Pteropus giganteus
It is a very large bat with a wing span of between 1.2 and 1.5 m (3 ft 10 in and 4 ft 10 in). It is nocturnal and feeds mainly on ripe fruits such as mangoes and bananas and nectar. This bat is gregarious and lives in colonies which can number a few hundred.
The Indian flying fox lives in tropical forests and swamps, where there is a large body of water nearby
Spotted on Jan 9, 2013
Submitted on Jan 22, 2013
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