543K views · 4.3K reactions | Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's a flying fox! As you can see these bats have a HUGE wing span that is around 5ft end to end! #SlowMoMonday | Love Nature | Facebook

Most flying-fox orphans take to a dummy/pacifier very quickly as it not only fulfills their need to suck but it provides a much needed sense of security. Tiny flying-fox infants hang on almost constantly to mum's nipple, one of which is located in each wing pit. Once the baby is around 5 weeks old and is getting to heavy to fly with, mum parks it in a tree and returns throughout the evening to comfort, nurse and warm her baby. Our orphans in care not only love their dummy but they need it to pro

Council continues to support our local megabats, the grey-headed flying fox, with its Flying-fox Habitat restoration program at Cabramatta Creek. Now almost halfway through the nine-year project we have already cleared 1.8 hectares of environmental weeds, planted 8000 plants and will plant another 2000 this year among other measures. The grant, funded by Local Government NSW, provides a natural habitat for flying foxes, who are important pollinators of natural areas. Flying foxes play a vital ro