Flying Foxes at Lubee Bat Conservancy
OnlineSuspended from netted branches in a spacious outdoor enclosure, a mixed colony of flying foxes forages and grooms in front of an infrared camera at the Lubee Bat Conservancy. These gentle megabats, among the largest bat species on Earth, play a vital ecological role as pollinators and seed dispersers across their native tropical habitats. The nonprofit conservancy in Gainesville, Florida, works to breed and protect endangered fruit bat species for conservation and research.
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A Colony of Flying Foxes
This live infrared feed looks inside a large netted enclosure where a mixed colony of flying foxes roosts among tangled branches. Watch these graceful megabats stretch their wings, groom their fur, and clamber along ropes and vines strung through their habitat.
Guardians of Tropical Forests
Flying foxes are among the largest bats in the world, with wingspans that can exceed a meter. As keystone pollinators and seed dispersers, they sustain the health of tropical forests across Asia, Africa, and the Pacific by carrying pollen and seeds between trees other animals cannot reach.
Lubee Bat Conservancy
Based in Gainesville, Florida, the Lubee Bat Conservancy is a nonprofit dedicated to the conservation of fruit bats worldwide through captive breeding, research, and public education. This camera, part of the Explore.org live-nature network, offers a rare close-up window into the daily lives of these remarkable flying mammals.
Location Details
Lubee Bat Conservancy
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, United States
North America
Timezone
New_York
America/New_York (UTC4)
GPS Coordinates
29.8246°, -82.3401°
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