Thousands of flying foxes are reported to have died in the heat wave, where temperatures exceeded 100°F A record-breaking number of flying foxes died during Australia's weekend heat wave, according to ...

Thousands of flying foxes have perished. This is most serious for the gray-headed flying fox which is a vulnerable species. Mothers with pups are most affected, making it harder for population numbers ...

Bats have inspired many pop culture references, most famously vampires. But did you know there is a species of bat that looks eerily similar to these legendary creatures? The giant golden-crowned ...

Experience the fascinating world of the flying fox with this intimate close-up video. The footage focuses on the animal's face, highlighting its large, dark, and expressive eyes, and its delicate, dog ...

Rescuers are scrambling to save as many flying fox pups as they can, with hundreds of the native bats dead or dying in Top ...

Each night, a dark cloud of flying foxes, or fruit bats, moves through the skies of eastern Australia on their way to gorge on nectar and fruits. With a meter-wide (3.2-foot) wingspan, they transport ...

The gray-headed flying fox is one of the world’s largest bats. It can weigh more than 2 pounds and have a wingspan of more than 5 feet. And as it migrates along Australia’s eastern coastal regions, ...

Darwin has become the heart of a massive flying fox recovery effort after tropical cyclone Narelle has left a “catastrophic” ...

Flying foxes are a type of bat within the Chiroptera order of mammals. There are several different species and, unfortunately, two native Australian species have suffered sudden and dramatic losses ...