Re: fruitbats (wasRe: Butterflies)

Rodlox wrote:
> >From: Yann Kiraly <yann_kiraly@...>
> >
> >What exactley is a fruitbat? Is it an especialy big bat or does it
> >specialise on fruit?
>
> yes to both.
>
> they're also known as Flying Foxes (though they aren't related to
> foxes...aside from both being mammals)
Right-- they are quite large, at least like a very big housecat with wings;
they have a very dog-like (well, fox-like) face, with a longish snout, dark
brownish fur.....at least the ones I saw in Indonesia. They seem very
social, hang around in treetops, and make a dreadful racket. The ones I saw
were in the daytime and seemed quite active, but I don't know whether
they're also nocturnal, like real bats.

My Indo. dictionary has _kalong_ 'flying fox', probably the Javanese form of
_keluang_ (though that is defined as 'a large bat')
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