Straw Coloured Fruit Bat; Eidolon helvum

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Straw coloured fruit Bat are found singly or in small family groups and are important distributors of fruit seeds helping trees to germinate and spread

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Location: Okavango Swamps Botswana.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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