{"id":8671,"date":"2019-08-09T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T05:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/?post_type=sight-projects&#038;p=4566"},"modified":"2023-10-05T17:38:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T07:38:46","slug":"grey-headed-flying-foxes","status":"publish","type":"sight-projects","link":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/projects\/grey-headed-flying-foxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Grey Headed Flying Foxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img  fetchpriority=\"high\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"667\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4558 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath-220x147.jpg 220w\" ><\/p>\n<p>The Grey Headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) is one of the largest bats of Australia.<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"667\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4559 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-climbing.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-climbing.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-climbing-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-climbing-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-climbing-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-climbing-220x147.jpg 220w\" ><\/p>\n<p>They feed mainly on fruit, flowers and pollen, they leave the roost and travel up to 50kms a night in their search for food.<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"667\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4560 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-body-shape.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-body-shape.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-body-shape-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-body-shape-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-body-shape-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-body-shape-220x147.jpg 220w\" ><\/p>\n<p>Females give birth to one young a year between September and November, some late births can still occur in January.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"667\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4561 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-wing-1.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-wing-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-wing-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-wing-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-wing-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-wing-1-220x147.jpg 220w\" ><\/p>\n<p>Large numbers of grey-headed flying-foxes (5,000 to ~45,000) \u2013 also known as fruit bats \u2013 have been roosting within Lachlan swamp, in Centennial Park, since early 2010. We saw large numbers of them in the Park.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"667\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4562 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P-Flying-fox-tree-2.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P-Flying-fox-tree-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P-Flying-fox-tree-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P-Flying-fox-tree-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P-Flying-fox-tree-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P-Flying-fox-tree-2-220x147.jpg 220w\" ><\/p>\n<p>Screeching, shrieking, flying and fighting. It was really a sight to see.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"667\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4563 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-fox-fight-No-1.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-fox-fight-No-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-fox-fight-No-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-fox-fight-No-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-fox-fight-No-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-fox-fight-No-1-220x147.jpg 220w\" ><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Grey Headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) is one of the largest bats of Australia. They feed mainly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4558,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"sight_post_video_url":"","sight_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"sight_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"csco_page_header_type":""},"tags":[],"sight-categories":[1669],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",1000,667,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",1000,667,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",1000,667,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",1000,667,false],"cnvs-small":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",80,53,false],"cnvs-thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",300,200,false],"pk-small":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",80,53,false],"pk-thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",300,200,false],"csco-smaller":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",80,53,false],"csco-small":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",110,73,false],"csco-intermediate":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",200,133,false],"csco-intermediate-uncropped":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",200,133,false],"csco-thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",380,253,false],"csco-thumbnail-uncropped":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",380,253,false],"csco-medium":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",580,387,false],"csco-medium-uncropped":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",580,387,false],"csco-large":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",1000,667,false],"csco-large-uncropped":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",1000,667,false],"csco-extra-large":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath.jpg",1000,667,false],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath-600x400.jpg",600,400,true],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/J-Flying-Fox-sheath-100x100.jpg",100,100,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable":"The Grey Headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) is one of the largest bats of Australia. 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