Little red flying foxes are tree-dwelling bats. In daytime they can be seen roosting in giant camps that may include as many as a million individuals. The bats are indeed efficient fliers ...

Flying foxes, or fruit bats, are familiar to many Australians ... But our decade-long survey of one of these species—the gray-headed flying fox—brings some encouraging news.

Next to Rockhampton Airport is a large botanical garden filled with thousands of flying foxes, and when the sun sets these creatures come alive and cause headaches for incoming flights.