The Malayan flying fox has many names, including the greater flying fox, kalong, and large fruit bat. Its most accurate name is the latter because the Malayan flying fox is not actually a fox.

As twilight settles, the world’s most misunderstood mammals take to the skies. Bats, with their leathery wings and mysterious ...

They hang in the trees like bunches of fruit and, since the early ... supporters are now speaking out for the bats. Caregivers routinely adopt flying fox orphans and find them delightfully smart.

Mesh netting over urban fruit trees can ... says Clare Wynter, flying fox coordinator with Canberra-based rescue organization ACT Wildlife. “You don’t have one bat coming back to the same ...

The bats’ camp may now be stable, but the animals are still in peril, especially the mothers and their pups. Pope explains that for the first four weeks, they are strapped across the mothers’ chests, ...

If this bat were too hot, it would be panting or licking its fur to cool down. Judging by this video, this guy was likely ...