The grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) is a beautiful yet incredibly misunderstood social mammal crucial to Australia's ecosystems. 🦇 Spending their days literally hanging about, the grey-headed flying-fox springs into action during night hours, flying up to 50km and pollinating native plants as they forage. Head to Parramatta in Sydney to see where one of Australia’s top pollinators hangs out and how #SavingOurSpecies is working to protect them: youtube.com/watch?v=JC1PD_W5zaY 🎥

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This grey headed flying fox was lucky that a passer by reported him stuck on a barbed wire fence. This species is the only endemic flying fox in Australia, found nowhere else, and sadly it’s a species listed as vulnerable to extinction. Great work Australia Zoo Rescue Crew! 🌸🦇 | Wildlife Warriors

32K views · 1.3K reactions | With a wingspan of more than a meter, the grey headed flying fox is the largest fruit-eating #bat in the world. They hang upside down in the trees, clinging on with ratchet like claws, which help them stay attached to the branches, and wrapping their large, elastic wings around themselves. 驪 | Love Nature | Facebook

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🔎 Fact of the day Did you know? The grey-headed flying fox can travel up to 50km a night in search of food. #ausgeo #didyouknow #factoftheday #australia #wildlife #flyingfoxes | Australian Geographic