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Quick facts

Lifespan

Lifespan

15 years in the wild

Up to 30 years under human care

Diet

Diet

Pollen, nectar,

Flowers and fruit

Habitat

Habitat

Tropical primary and secondary

Forests and swamps

Range

Range

Across much of

Continental and Southeast Asia.

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The Malayan flying fox

Big But Harmless

Big but harmless

With a wingspan of 1.5-1.7m, these are some of the largest bats in the world. At the Fragile Forest biodome, feel the breeze as they flap past you, sometimes missing you by inches. There’s no cause for alarm - these frugivorous bats mean no harm. They’re just probably in a hurry to get to the feeding platform. Landing on the tips of the branches decked out with juicy fruit by the keepers, they quickly fall into an upside-down position to feed, hanging on by the claws on their toes.
Toeing the line

Toeing the line

Their toe claws provide such a powerful grip they can hang on with one foot while feeding with the other! Slicing the rind with their teeth, they extract the fruit with their long tongue, which is also used to lap up nectar.

The thumb claw is used as a hook to help them move along branches. Males also use it to settle turf wars. Highly territorial by nature, they communicate ownership by spreading their wings, growling, or making hostile noises.
All in a (hot) day’s work

All in a (hot) day’s work

The flying foxes have huge eyes with keen eyesight to locate fruits and flowers at night. They can eat up to half of their body weight in fruit on a daily basis. When sated, they right themselves and do a “free-fall” take off to look for a roosting spot. They also turn the right side up in order to defecate. They rest head down, wings wrapped around their bodies. They do not have sweat glands. On hot days, they cool down by fanning their wings. When that doesn’t work, they seek shade and then lick themselves all over - the evaporation of their saliva helps cool their bodies.

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For the love of durian

For the love of durian

Flying foxes are threatened by over-hunting and deforestation. They are hunted as exotic meat and also consumed as a traditional cure for asthma. Previously, it was thought that flying foxes eat up the flowers of the durian tree and many orchard owners set up nets to trap them.

Studies using camera traps have confirmed that these bats are probably the most effective pollinators for durian trees.

Pollen sticks to their fur as they feed on the nectar, and is transferred when they move off to feed on the flowers of another tree. If flying foxes were to go extinct one day, so might durians. That alone is reason enough to conserve them.

IUCN 级别

NT

近危

在不久的将来可能成为易危物种

IUCN 濒危物种红色名录

IUCN 濒危物种红色名录

《IUCN 濒危物种红色名录》被普遍认为是全球最全面客观评估动植物种群保育级别的标准性文件。

DT

Data Deficient

Unknown risk of extinction

LC

无危

灭绝风险相对较低

NT

近危

在不久的将来可能成为易危物种

VU

易危

在野外面临高灭绝风险

EN

濒危

在野外面临很高的灭绝风险

CR

极危

在野外面临极高的灭绝风险

EW

野外灭绝

仅存活于人工养殖环境

EX

灭绝

野外与人工养殖环境均无存活个体

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