Little red flying foxes are tree-dwelling bats. In daytime they can be seen roosting in giant camps that may include as many as a million individuals. The bats are indeed efficient fliers ...

It could be the bat's size, odd looks, nocturnal behavior or sheer numbers that has made generations of Australians uneasy. Recently, however, Australia's flying foxes have more going against them ...

Grey-headed flying foxes have returned to the gardens, but where loud noises were used to get them out 20 years ago, gardens ...

Flying foxes are large bats with a fox-like appearance, characterised by large eyes, pointed ears, and a lack of a tail ...

Gray-headed flying foxes are actually the largest native bat species in Australia, with wingspans up to three feet. They’re found nowhere else in the world. But as urbanization destroys their ...

The injured Daito flying fox The bat was treated by Nagamine Takashi, president of the Okinawa Wildlife Federation, who works to protect Okinawa's rare creatures. Veterinarian Nagamine Takashi ...

Some bats drink directly by lapping water with their tongues as they fly over a water source. Others, such as flying foxes, drink indirectly by wetting their fur and then licking it — a strategy ...