. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. Photo by Henry Ki AUSTRALIAN FRUIT-BATS In their roasttng-p/aces these bats hang alt o'ver the trees in enormous numbers, looking like great black fruits. Although shot in thousands, on account of the damage they do to fruit orchards, their numbers do not appear to be reduced The Fruit-bats. These represent the giants of the bat world, the largest of them, the Kalong, or Malay Fox-bat, measur- ing no less than 5 feet from tip to tip of the wing. The best known of the fruit-bats is the Indian Fox-bat. Sir J. E. Tennent tells us that a favourite resort of thei
. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. Photo by Henry Ki AUSTRALIAN FRUIT-BATS In their roasttng-p/aces these bats hang alt o'ver the trees in enormous numbers, looking like great black fruits. Although shot in thousands, on account of the damage they do to fruit orchards, their numbers do not appear to be reduced The Fruit-bats. These represent the giants of the bat world, the largest of them, the Kalong, or Malay Fox-bat, measur- ing no less than 5 feet from tip to tip of the wing. The best known of the fruit-bats is the Indian Fox-bat. Sir J. E. Tennent tells us that a favourite resort of theirs near Kandy, in. photo by A. S. RudlandS'Sons TUBE-NOSED FRUIT-BAT The tubular nostrils distinguish this and a species of insect-eating bat from alt other living mammals. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cornish, C. J. (Charles John), 1858-1906. New York, The University Library
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