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A local photographer captures stunning images of the flying foxes that struggle to hang on in the city—and the humans who look after them.
Flying foxes are dying en masse in Australia’s extreme heat In three days before Christmas, thousands of the mammals died in 110-degree heat in one Melbourne park.
A historic heat wave in Australia killed off thousands of flying foxes late last year. In Australia’s northern coast, temperatures reached over 107 degrees for several days, leading to the ...
Batty About Flying Foxes Long considered black devils with wings, these bats today are stealing hearts – and mangoes – across Australia ...
Wildlife carers say grey-headed flying foxes are "amazing creatures" — but the species is dying at an alarming rate, and they're running out of volunteers to help save them.
Australian towns have made headlines complaining of "bat tornadoes." But ecologists say flying foxes are vital to preserving forest and need protection from climate change and habitat loss.
MORE than 50 grey-headed flying foxes have been found dead in the dense Queensland bush after locals heard gunshots ringing out weeks ago.
Hundreds of flying fox bats fell out of the sky after struggling to deal with recent scorching temperatures in Australia. "They were so dehydrated and heat stressed that they just couldn't get ...
The flying fox is a key species in the forest ecosystem of Australia, involved with seed dispersal and pollination of native tree species.
While the US begins to recover from record low temperatures, Australia is facing a deadly heat wave that is killing thousands of large bats, called flying foxes.
Animal rescuers in Australia responded to a hotel where a bat apparently attempted to take a drink from the swimming pool and became trapped in the water.
Did you know that flying foxes have underarm nipples, or that they can lock their legs to hang upside down with ease?