Short-nosed Indian fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx), or greater short-nosed fruit bat take off with spread wings and snatched plantain fruit piece in mo

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Short-nosed Indian fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx), or greater short-nosed fruit bat take off with spread wings and snatched plantain fruit piece in mouth- Thiruvananthapuram, South India- JanuaryAccording to WHO report fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are the natural host of Nipah virus.

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