Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mia Mathur, a volunteer at Tolga Bat Hospital in Far North Queensland, Australia, bottle feeds an orphan spectacled flying fox. | ...

Flying foxes are a type of bat within the Chiroptera order of mammals. There are several different species and, unfortunately, two native Australian species have suffered sudden and dramatic losses ...

A record-breaking number of flying foxes died during Australia's weekend heat wave, according to multiple sources. Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service's (WIRES) Storm Stanford told the ...

A platypus playing in the river, tree kangaroos hiding above and bats screeching overhead… this isn’t the Duke gardens! 10,185 miles away, three Duke students find themselves in Yungaburra, Australia.

Thousands of flying foxes have perished. This is most serious for the gray-headed flying fox which is a vulnerable species. Mothers with pups are most affected, making it harder for population numbers ...