Their wingspan can get up to one meter. They can weigh up to one kilogram. They have gray or white on their head, and they have orange neck fur. They are different from other bats because they have fur that extends to the ankles. They have a well-developed brain that acts as a memory, pattern recognition, and vocalization. They also have eyes that work in the night and in the day too. They travel up to fifty kilometers to eat nectar, pollen, and fruit at night. They don't have tails and if they do they are very short. They only vocalize when they need to. Their eyes and smell are important for orientation and navigation.

 

While they are sleeping they hang their head at right angles to the body. Females and males organize camps. Individuals rest in large roosts that thousands or maybe even ten thousand sleep in. Usually, they don't fight because the males have a scent gland in their throat to mark their territory. They are found worldwide such as in caves, swamps, forests, and rainforest. The only place they are not found is in extreme polar regions. The females carry babies in their stomach for up to six months. Pregnant females form colonies. They can only have one baby per year. They are usually born in September to November. The female flies with the young for two to three weeks. The mom can recognize her baby by unique vocalizations.

 

There are about three hundred thousand but it declined about thirty percent in the last decade. They were shrinking until RMBG signed an agreement. It said if killing were to be considered again, then this would be made public knowledge in the form of a media release by either the government or RMBG. I think that gray-headed flying foxes are at the bottom with the grass eaters because they eat nectar from flowers. All flying foxes eat nectar, pollen, or fruit at night. Grey-headed flying foxes compete with black flying foxes for food. Humans eat them and they cook them in coconut juice. There really is no way a bat can avoid being eaten. As I was researching I learned that at least thirty different kinds of calls have been documented for the gray-headed flying foxes. A lot of people think bats are scary and they will eat you but, they only eat nectar pollen and fruit.

  

Author: Chris B

Published: 02/2007

 

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'''de:''' Graukopf-Flughund (''Pteropus poliocephalus'')