Going up the mast turned into a full-blown wildlife rescue mission. 🦇 What was supposed to be a simple job of swapping out the radar dome transformed into a day-long event filled with unexpected ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Bats have returned to Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens, defying a campaign to keep them out that began more than 20 years ago.

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 ...

Malayan flying foxes are primarily nocturnal, which explains why this bat hides from the sun. The bat in the video uses its wing to cover its face, which seems very vampiric in nature. However ...

Instead, he explained that their sudden absence could be linked to the behaviour of hornbills, which are known to chase the bats away from their roosts. “These flying foxes have been there for a ...

"It’s not stopping," Bats Qld warned online. "Flying Fox Paralysis Syndrome (FFPS) is spreading, and more Flying Fox camps (roosts) are becoming affected. The same is true for Lorikeets ...

Little red flying foxes at the bat roost in Lissner Park, Charters Towers. Picture: Trudy Brown The Katter’s Australian Party MP said he was demanding immediate action to rid the Towers of the ...

The world's largest bat species play vital roles in their ecosystems, from seed dispersal to prey control. These megabats, including the Golden-crowned Flying Fox and the Hammer-headed Bat ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. The spectacled flying fox, more commonly known as a fruit bat, is a major pollinator within the wet tropics in Far North Queensland and is recognised ...