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 University of the Philippines conducted a study on the movement patterns of flying foxes in the country to help improve ...

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 ...

Meet the biggest bat in the world, the Philippines' giant golden-crowned flying fox. Despite their terrifying wingspan of over five feet, these bats are actually harmless to humans and feed on fruit.

An international study, led by University of the Philippines (UP) biologists, found out that the movement and habitats of flying foxes can help in land-use planning and conservation strategies that ...

Thousands of flying foxes are reported to have died in the heat wave, where temperatures exceeded 100°F A record-breaking number of flying foxes died during Australia's weekend heat wave, according to ...

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, ...

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 ...