Grey Headed Flying Foxes, Pteropus poliocephalus. There is a juvenile tucked under the wing of the mother.

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These bats are endemic to eastern Australia and declining numbers have caused them to be listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Location: Bellingen Island, Bellingen, east coast NSW, Australia
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