
ANI014-00070
A black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) at the Australian Bat Clinic. Bats act as pollinators and seed dispensers, however bats are in serious decline around Australia largely due to entanglement in fruit tree netting.
Keywords
- Animal
- Australia
- bat
- bat clinic
- black flying fox
- Captive
- captive animals
- central flying fox
- Close-up
- copy space
- flying fox
- front view
- full length
- hanging
- least concern
- mammal
- Photo Ark
- pollinator
- Pteropus alecto
- studio shot
- upside-down
- white background
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This photo is part of the Photo Ark.