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Black Flying Fox (Pteropus alecto) Kununurra, Western Australia

Steven David Miller

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A male black flying fox (Pteropus alecto), aka black fruit bat, hangs upside down in a roosting tree amoung a large camp (or colony) of bats. They all fly off at dusk to feed on the pollen and nectar of native plants. They play an essential roll in pollination. Kununurra, Western Australia.

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