Australia used to incinerate the large fruit bats, but research suggests they bring hundreds of millions of dollars in ...

Flying foxes are a type of bat within the Chiroptera order of mammals. There are several different species and, unfortunately, two native Australian species have suffered sudden and dramatic losses ...

Quick Take Fruit bats have earned their name, as they greatly enjoy munching on fruits of all types. In the featured Instagram video, two fruit bats are feasting on a gigantic watermelon. Flying foxes ...

A platypus playing in the river, tree kangaroos hiding above and bats screeching overhead… this isn’t the Duke gardens! 10,185 miles away, three Duke students find themselves in Yungaburra, Australia.

Sydneysiders are used to beating the heat. But park officials have taken a novel approach to help a major flying fox colony.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The closeup image of Malayan flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus). a southeast Asian species of megabat, primarily feeds on flowers, ...