AMONG FRUIT BATS IN BALI - Furry flying foxes

Fruit bats are large, fruit eating bats that live in warm climates. They are sometimes called flying foxes because their furry faces look like foxes, but that is where the likeness ends. There are different kinds of fruit bats, and some of the biggest fruit bats' wings are about six feet across, tip to tip.
Fruit bats, like all bats, are mammals. This means babies drink their mother's milk and they have hair on their body.
When you think of bats you might think of caves, but most fruit bats prefer to hang upside down together in trees when they snooze, wrapping their wings around their bat body. They are nocturnal, which means they are most active at night.
Fruit bats love to eat fruit! They have great eyesight and are super sniffers. They can smell a tasty treat even if they are over three miles away from a snack. Fruit bats enjoy most fruits, including bananas, mangoes, figs, dates and avocadoes. Some even drink sweet flower nectar, and may steal a sip or two from hummingbird feeders from time to time.