It could be the bat's size, odd looks, nocturnal behavior or sheer numbers that has made generations of Australians uneasy. Recently, however, Australia's flying foxes have more going against them ...

The Malayan flying fox has many names, including the greater flying fox, kalong, and large fruit bat. Its most accurate name ...

Gray-headed flying foxes are actually the largest native bat species in Australia, with wingspans up to three feet. They’re found nowhere else in the world. But as urbanization destroys their ...

Spectacled flying fox pups have been leaving their mums in Port Douglas this month. They may be an endangered species, but ...

Little red flying foxes are tree-dwelling bats. In daytime they can be seen roosting in giant camps that may include as many as a million individuals. The bats are indeed efficient fliers ...

The commonly named "flying!' squirrels and "flying" lemurs actually glide ... Actually, a higher incidence of the disease is found in skunks and foxes than in bats. In the United States the rate of ...

both of whom have spent decades studying flying foxes in Australia, the Times reports. Over the years, Eby has watched both the landscape and the bats change. Large swaths of the native eucalyptus ...

Malayan flying foxes are primarily nocturnal, which explains why this bat hides from the sun. The bat in the video uses its wing to cover its face, which seems very vampiric in nature. However ...