Bats vs. Flying Foxes

An act of procrastination.

So, I forgot to mention that I camped out on the windy fields of Centennial Park the other day in an attempt to study and conceal my disappointment from being unintentionally ditched by a group of people.

Armed with a fear for the aviators, I bench hopped until I reached the other side of the pond, somewhere I have not actually explored.

To be stunned by something akin to a miniature reserve for Flying Foxes!

Ahem, according to the research that I have done on the Internet:

1. Flying mammals are called bats.
2. Chiroptera means hand-wings. (I knew my fervent anime watching days would kick into real life somehow)
3. There are two types of bats, the microbats and the macrobats (3-6 feet of wingspan).
4. Microbats eat insects in general and macrobats like Flying Foxes eat fruits and nectar.
5. Flying foxes prefer to rest on trees and not in caves.
6. Flying foxes are vital in its pollination role, especially for the Eucalyptus trees in Australia.
7. Apparently, there are lots of grey-headed flying foxes in Australia.
8. Flying foxes use echolocation to sense, but they have excellent vision too.

I did a quick round and ran out of the sanctuary because it was around 4 pm  and I did not want them waking up to an unknown trespasser. What if I got rabies or something (flaunting my ignorance)? Disclaimer: I do not know whether one gets rabies directly from bats.