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Fruit bats

Pteropodidae

Description:

Fruit bats are flying mammals that live in dense forests in Africa, Europe, Australia, and Asia. There are about 166 species of fruit bats. Fruit bats are sometimes known as flying foxes. These bats live in huge colonies, known as "camps." These nocturnal (most active at night) animals rest during the day while hanging upside down from their feet.

Notes:

Shot at Ranganathittu, while the Bats were flying from tree to tree. It is almost the size of a cat. They eat the fruit juice and flower nectar, and also pollinate the plants they visit.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AfriBats
AfriBats 10 years ago
Indian Flying Fox
Pteropus giganteus iNaturalist.org · Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus giganteus)


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1 Comment

marirs
marirs 10 years ago

Thanks AfriBats, The Indian Flying Fox is also called as Greater Fruit Bats..

marirs
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marirs

Karnataka, India

Spotted on Mar 15, 2014
Submitted on Mar 22, 2014

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