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Indian Flying Fox (904 words)
	Flying foxes are the largest of all bats and are found widely throughout Asia and Australia.
	The Indian flying fox is one of the larger species of flying fox bats, and its strong flying ability has enabled it to colonize many of the islands throughout the Indian and Pacific oceans.
	The flying fox is a strong swimmer and crosses rivers using its wings as flippers.

Flying Fox Grey headed (761 words)
	Flying Foxes are a type of Bat, which in turn is a type of mammal.
	The weight of this flying fox can range from 600gm to 1kg One of the reasons flying foxes hang upside down is their leg muscles are not very strong, so does not support their body weight easily when standing upright.
	To eat the flying fox uses it strong teeth to crush the pollen, flowers and fruit, (but spit out fruit seeds) Flying foxes will do a lot of moving around to find these seasonal food sources, and often fly over 50 kms in one night to feed and then returning to their camp.

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Rachel Brown (Great Britain)
7th February 2009

Hi,

Would you let me know if the tick which paralyses Bats in Australia, is endemic to that country, or whether this occurs in other rain forests too. I am writing a story set in a Puerto Rico Rain Forest. Thanks for your help.

Best wishes,

Rachel Brown

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