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.

The Indian Flying Fox has little interaction with us, but is important for seed dispersion especially in our cities. July 9, 2025 e-Paper. LOGIN Account. eBooks Subscribe GIFT FRONT PAGE.

Cunnilingus Apparently Increases Duration of Copulation in the Indian Flying Fox, Pteropus giganteus. "We observed a total of 57 incidences of copulation in a colony of the Indian flying fox, Pteropus ...

Many fruit growers also believe the bats are bad, because the mammals eat their fruits; so several governments approve of mass flying fox killings. In 2015 and 2016, in the Indian Ocean island of ...

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 face ...

Statler, a 33-year-old Indian flying fox, is spending his golden years getting pampered at the "geribatric ward" of the Bat World Sanctuary in Weatherford, Texas.

Mariana fruit bats, also known as flying foxes or fanihi, are medium-sized bats with dark fur. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Bats are in desperate need of a new public relations team. They’ve ...

Flying foxes, India's largest species of bats, spend 7% of their day-roosting time being vigilant of their environment and predators. A study of three colonies in Assam's Barak Valley found that ...