Creatura Blog
The Christmas Island flying fox is a rare sun-seeker
We’ve a lot of love for this daylight-loving larrikin.
Tag: bats
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Are grey-headed flying-foxes headed for a mass starvation event?
Falling for these flying puppies is as easy as watching this short film.
Science & Environment
This video shows ‘bat midwives’ may exist and it’s amazing
The birthing process for flying foxes may be more complex than we think.
News
This is why bats can carry deadly disease with little effect on their health
Understanding a bat’s immune system and replicating it in humans may just prevent disease outbreaks in the future.
Wildlife
Community unites to provide ‘apple kebabs’ for starving flying foxes
A lack of food resources in south-east Queensland is resulting in mass deaths of flying-foxes.
Science & Environment
The clever bats that nest in the Great Sandy Desert
Living in comfort and style.
Creatura Blog
Why fly when you can shuffle? This curious bat prefers the ground
Bats are the only mammals on Earth that can use their own power to fly. Sure, flying squirrels, lemurs, and possums exist, but like this airborne frog, they’re faking it.
Wildlife
Citizen science project calls on public to track South Australia’s microbats
In a bid to understand more about Australia’s microbat populations, scientists from the University of Adelaide are asking the public to use bat detectors to record and analyse each species unique calls.
Wildlife
Fixing flying foxes: Tolga’s Bat Hospital
For more than 20 years, volunteers led by Jenny Maclean have been helping flying-foxes afflicted by tick paralysis on the Atherton Tablelands.
AG Blog
Be a volunteer scientist and help microbats
Here’s your chance to play scientist for a night and help microbat research.