Straw-colored Fruit bat held in leather glove - (Eidolon helvum) cover photo - 284888534

More Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Cover Photos

Photo title: Straw-colored Fruit bat held in leather glove - (Eidolon helvum)
Author: Natureheart

Cover photo description:
The straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) is a large fruit bat that is the most widely distributed of all the African megabats. The straw-coloured fruit bat is named for the silky yellowish or straw colour of its fur. The wings are black, and the back hair is pale and tawny. They have large cheeks, eyes, and ears. They are a highly social species. They live in groups of over 100,000 and at times that number may increase to almost one million. At night the bats leave the roost in smaller groups to find food by sight and smell. They pollinate flowers and disperse seeds through the forests. They eat bark, flowers, leaves, nectar, and fruits.

animal mammal dog nose organ head puppy eye carnivore cat skin whiskers hand art toy brown straw colored fruit bat held inleather glove leather eidolon helvum straw coloured large distributed african megabats named silky yellowish straw colour fur wings black back hair pale tawny cheeks eyes ears highly social species live groups 100 times number increase one million night bats leave roost smaller food sight smell pollinate flowers disperse seeds forests eat bark leaves nectar fruits megabats fur tawny ears species million smell forests fruits