Australia’s flying foxes offer valuable services & deserve better reputation: Study

Mongabay
Apr 1, 2026, 6:43 pm186 ptsTrendingTop
Each night, a dark cloud of flying foxes, or fruit bats, moves through the skies of eastern Australia on their way to gorge on nectar and fruits. With a meter-wide (3.2-foot) wingspan, they transport large quantities of pollen and rain down seeds in their poop, helping establish new trees. A new study in…

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