Thursday, February 21, 2008

Information on the GreyHeaded Flying Fox

The Grey Headed Flying fox is a currently endangered Australian animal that is nocturnal. It is currently very vulnerable in New South Wales, because of loss of habitat the creation of so many suburban areas are getting rid of forests and mangroves fast, and that is where the Grey headed Flying Fox dwells, also another problem is that the Grey Headed Flying Fox has a very slow reproductive rate, one born per year per couple, and it takes males quite long to gain sexual maturity
The Grey Headed Flying Fox has characteristics of :
Has a Grey head, with a red/orange mantle around the neck
They are one of the biggest bats in Australia with a wingspan of over 1m.
They have furry heads.
Although, not a decade ago, Grey Headed Flying Fox's were considered to be fine, and living in millions, but recently it has been that are only 300,000 now, and it has been found that their total population has gone done by 30%
They have a 15 year life span, which lets them survive better then a lot of other animals
Grey Headed Foxes play a big role in helping the regeneration of hardwood forests by pollinating and dropping seeds while they feed. It is estimated that one Grey Headed Flying Fox can disperse 60,000 seeds in one night

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