Despite their body shape, fruit bats cannot instinctively fly and must be taught to fly by their parents as babies. Orphaned fruits bats who are not taught these skills will never be able to fly.

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Bat Conservation and Rescue QLD even calls flying foxes — also known as fruit bats — "Australia's secret weapon against climate change," thanks to all the ecosystem services they provide.

The primary carrier or the source of this virus is the Fruit bats, particularly those of the Pteropus genus. Studies have shown that the Nipah virus can transmit from one individual to another via ...