Science and Innovation With a baby in tow, a gray-headed flying fox uses her large eyes to navigate, rather than relying on echolocation as other bat species do. Doug Gimesy As darkness descends ...

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 ...

It could be the bat's size, odd looks, nocturnal behavior or sheer numbers that has made generations of Australians uneasy. Recently, however, Australia's flying foxes have more going against them ...

The Rockhampton Botanic Gardens is home to up to 10,000 flying foxes during the breeding season ... "When they fly in with baby bats attached to them, that means the state's [Queensland ...