Indian flying fox or Greater Indian fruit bat,(pteropus giganteus), roosts in a tree during the day,Rajasthan,India

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The Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus), also known as the greater Indian fruit bat, is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is nocturnal and feeds mainly on ripe fruits, such as mangoes and bananas, and nectar. The Indian flying fox is frugivorous or nectarivorous, , they eat fruits or lick nectar from flowers. At dusk, these bats forage for ripe fruit. While ingesting fruit, these bats expel waste that pollinates and disperses seeds.

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Location: Rajasthan,India
Photo credit: © Dominic Robinson / Alamy / Afripics
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