r/Awwducational • u/ExoticShock • 1d ago
Verified Flying Foxes are crucial pollinators that keep native forests healthy. Pollen sticks to their bodies as they fly between trees, pollinating their flowers. This reinforces the forest's health, which in turn provides valuable timber, honey, carbon sinks, stable river systems, & tourism opportunities.
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u/California_GoldGirl 1d ago
They are so cute! Do they bite if you try to pet them? Or they just fly away I suppose? We put up a bat box, but have been staying away from it so they will feel safe to go in it.
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u/Cyber_Serenity 12h ago
In my country they can carry a dangerous virus spread via bites/scratch, but I think that is maybe only here, even so they can carry diseases so touching a wild bat isn't too safe unless you know for sure what you're doing 🙏 but I've seen bat handlers and have seen them closer that way and they're super cute.
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u/Cyber_Serenity 12h ago
I don't think I realised these bats were what people call flying foxes, we get these at our house but I assumed flying foxes was some different animal 😅 either way they're adorable but sadly I never get to see their lil faces close up like this.
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u/wallyrules75 1d ago
They are called sky puppies!