Pteropus vampyrus, the world's largest bat
Despite its name, its diet consists primarily of fruit and a wingspanthat can exceed 1.5 meters, this species is known for flying fox,because despite being a bat, its size and appearance closely resemble a fox. This incredible animal is found in countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia, but only in Malaysia, 22 000 bats are hunted legally every year, and anunknown number are killed illegally, mostly for food (yuck, yuckthousand times).
Despite its name, its diet consists primarily of fruit and a wingspanthat can exceed 1.5 meters, this species is known for flying fox,because despite being a bat, its size and appearance closely resemble a fox. This incredible animal is found in countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia, but only in Malaysia, 22 000 bats are hunted legally every year, and anunknown number are killed illegally, mostly for food (yuck, yuckthousand times).
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