Island life has given the world’s largest bats their gargantuan wingspans, which can reach nearly 2 metres 1.

Indian flying foxes (Pteropus giganteus) are now soaring a the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Bronx Zoo. With wingspans that reach 4 to 5 feet (1.2-1.5 meters), they are one of the world ...

The non-profit Bat World Sanctuary in Weatherford is home to about 400 rescue bats. One of them, an Indian Flying Fox bat named Statler, is getting a lot of attention for his “flying” videos.

Indian air force pilots were flying over an uncharted section of a Himalayan mountain to search for eight climbers missing a week.

On the island of Mauritius (map), in the Indian Ocean, lives a curious-looking bat. It’s called a flying fox because it's rather large, with a wingspan of 2.5 feet (0.7 meter) and a fox-like ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Roseate Spoonbill and an Indian Flying Fox Bat now call the Topeka Zoo home. Of the two, you’ll likely have an easier time finding the Spoonbill. Primarily found in the ...

Bats are the only flying mammals in the world, and the Indian Flying Fox is one of the largest. The name of the species, Pteropus giganteus , explains the size. Also called the Great Indian Fruit ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Zoo has welcomed three Rodrigues flying fox bat pups into its family, helping grow the population of a species that once nearly went extinct. The zoo explained that ...

Indian Flying Fox: It is a species of fruit bat native to India. Unlike typical bats, they are quite large with a wingspan that can reach up to 1.5 meters.

Hundreds of Indian flying foxes (Pteropus medius formerly Pteropus giganteus), large fruit-eating bats, dropped dead in droves in the northern states of India due to intense heatwaves. In Rajasthan, ...