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World’s Largest Bat Species Is the Size of a Human Child
My Modern Met ^
| 23 Mar 2023
| Jessica Stewart
Posted on 03/24/2023 8:54:31 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Classified as a megabat, these flying foxes can weigh up to three pounds with a wingspan of up to five and a half feet.
Still, anyone would probably jump if they turned the corner and saw this bat snoozing in their garage. Luckily, giant golden-crowned flying foxes really have no interest in humans. Their diet primarily consists of figs and leaves.
...its main predators are large birds of prey like eagles. They are also hunted by reticulated pythons and, unfortunately, humans who use them for their bushmeat. This act, as well as deforestation, are two of
(Excerpt) Read more at mymodernmet.com ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Gardening; Humor; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: batboy; cryptobiology; flyingfoxes; godsgravesglyphs
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To: Texan5
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03/24/2023 8:16:53 PM PDT
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SkyDancer
(Hold on tight to your dream)
To: M Kehoe
It’s causing quite a *flap*.
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Red Badger
Looks like it’s juuuust a bit outside.
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
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03/24/2023 10:10:47 PM PDT
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
This article
Are Flying Foxes Really Primates? compares some features of very large fruit bats i.e. Foxbats with primates and suggests they do not belong with the true bats but rather in the Primate tree.
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