Flying foxes. Megabats. Fruit bats. Whatever name you choose, these fox-faced creatures are remarkable. Our four species help pollinate eucalyptus trees in eastern Australia, spread the seeds of ...
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Zoo is welcoming the return of flying foxes — an endangered species that hasn’t been at the zoo since the 1980s. A news release states a group of flying foxes were ...
A group of 18 giant bats took the plane from Tampa to the Alamo City, where the San Antonio Zoo is welcoming the endangered species for the first time since the 1980s. The Malayan flying foxes, as ...
SAN ANTONIO — The zoo is welcoming a colony of flying foxes back after being gone since the 1980s. The seven boys, Rufio, Bruce, Guapo, Homer, Count, Mickey, and Yoda, and 11 girls all have unique ...
In Far North Queensland, one special winged mammal helps keep rainforests alive. The spectacled flying fox travels vast distances each night, pollinating flowers and spreading seeds far and wide. But ...
A record-breaking number of flying foxes died during Australia's weekend heat wave, according to multiple sources. Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service's (WIRES) Storm Stanford told the ...
Flying foxes, or fruit bats, are familiar to many Australians. So it may come as a surprise to learn two of the four mainland species, both gray-headed and spectacled flying foxes, are threatened with ...
The gray-headed flying fox is one of the world’s largest bats. It can weigh more than 2 pounds and have a wingspan of more than 5 feet. And as it migrates along Australia’s eastern coastal regions, ...