This budding gymnast is Barry. He was found on this screen door a few days after some nasty storms. He was skinny and there was no sign of his mum. We assume they were separated in the storm. Barry is a grey-headed flying fox who is around seven weeks old. Here he is cleaning his wing from amongst the legs of a toy octopus. He’s progressing well and will be off to creche soon, on his next step towards being back in the wild. ---------------------------------------------------------- If you see a

This grey headed flying fox was lucky that a passer by reported him stuck on a barbed wire fence. This species is the only endemic flying fox in Australia, found nowhere else, and sadly it’s a species listed as vulnerable to extinction. Great work Australia Zoo Rescue Crew! 🌸🦇 | Wildlife Warriors

Grey-headed flying fox