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Pictures of Bats
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Pictures of bats, mostly Malayan Flying Foxes. Malayan Flying Foxes are primarily found in rainforest habitats throughout Southeast Asia. Bats are very hard to photograph, because they prefer the dark, and I don't like to use flash because of their sensitivity to light. Bats are rarely dangerous to humans.

Flying foxes are one of the world's largest bat species with wingspans of up to 6ft and an average weight of 2.5lbs.  Bats are the only flying mammals and are mainly active at night. Some bats use echolocation to find food but the Flying Fox relies on vision. Their diet consists of fruits, flowers, nectar, pollen, and leaves. Bats in general may have a bad reputation but they are helpful in controlling insect populations and pollinating many crops including figs and bananas.

See also: Organization for Bat Conservation.

Flying fox

Bat hanging

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Bat feeding

Bat face

Hanging bat

Malayan flying fox

Malayan flying fox

Malayan flying fox

Hanging bat

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Bat

Fox bat

Bats

Hanging bat

Hanging bat

Hanging bat

Hanging bat

Bats roosting

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Bats roosting in log

Bat in red light
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nice picture i love them. (11/18/2009, 5:42 PM)
I can''t understand how people love bats though my little son loves them. ((( i''ll save this page for him ))) hahahaha! (11/18/2009, 3:21 PM)
i luv bats (11/18/2009, 5:20 AM)
I Love Bats!!!!!!!!They are so cute!! (11/17/2009, 11:03 AM)
there should stright bats (11/4/2009, 6:42 AM)
there so cool! (11/3/2009, 2:56 PM)
bats scare me but are awsome and i think they are so ugly but yet so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!! (11/2/2009, 7:34 PM)
bats are cool they are the only mammals that can fly!!!! (10/29/2009, 12:58 PM)
That comment under mine is so unessacary. Really. They are a creature from buddah. hehehe. (: Word that!? Bat.. get it.. not dog.. hahaha. I crack myself up(: (10/27/2009, 2:52 PM)
dat bat is lyke the cola of ma Va-jay-jay. Ya knoe!? Word. (10/27/2009, 2:51 PM)
Well, I''m going to type in correct english. Bats are... EDWARD CULLEN!!!! hahahaha! Not FUGLY!! (10/27/2009, 2:50 PM)
i love this pichers but my sister syas thay do not hang by its feet and rapi it wings orond its salf and isaid thay do (10/26/2009, 4:07 PM)
I really Love Bats and I think they are wonderful and cute! I really think they are unique. (10/25/2009, 1:53 PM)
I LOVE BATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (10/22/2009, 6:30 PM)
WOW!!!!!!!! (10/22/2009, 6:29 PM)
Nice pictures of the bats. I love them.They are sooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!!!!!11 (10/21/2009, 9:20 PM)
I LOVE BATS!!! BATS ARE MYSTERIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL UNLIKE MOST FAT UGLY PEOPLE! (10/21/2009, 8:18 PM)
Giant Fox bat-largest bat in the world(in wingspan) (10/17/2009, 1:46 AM)
Giant golden crowned fruit bat - Largest bat in the world (in weight) (10/17/2009, 1:42 AM)
Thanks! U control the population of insects (10/17/2009, 1:34 AM)
that is sick (10/7/2009, 9:22 PM)
that is awsome (10/7/2009, 9:22 PM)
any ones not haing up side down (10/7/2009, 6:17 PM)
get more pics (10/4/2009, 5:12 PM)
awesome pics (10/4/2009, 5:11 PM)