Please SHARE n LIKE. thank you. Mega Bat - Family: Pteropus alecto (Black Flying Fox). Australian (wildlife) Rescued. Felix n Fernando - orphaned babies see - http://batsrule-helpsavewildlife.info/batsrule-helpsavewildlife/2011/11/felix-n-fernando-day1.html - OR - search for felix or fernando. www.bats.org.au ====== FB - facebook.com/jamesrchadwick.AU.BatsRule.Help.Save.WildLife BLOG - http://batsrule-helpsavewildlife.info ====== NOT PETS. Felix's mother and cause of separation is unknown. Fernandos mother was electrocuted on a power pole and died. Baby bats are known to survive an electrocution. As with all wildlife, hands and arms are sterilized before and after. They both will be in care until they are ready for release. They are first feed milk. 4 or so times a day. about 44mls total (not cows milk from the store). Babies powder milk - diploma. we also use now a special mix formulated just for bats. however this is very expensive. they are then intro to stewed apples then cut fruit.. apples, rock melon, watermelon, paw paw, pear and banana. they learn how to expell the skin. Seeds are consummed in the wild. this is one way they are important to the environment. They have been doing this for 30 million years. Fossil found is approx 33 million years old. I believe it was found in australia. ====== more info; http://www.wildlife.org.au/news/2011/flyingfoxes4.html http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/wildlife/animals/living/flyingfox.html http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/wildlife-ecosystems/wildlife/living_with_wildlife/flyingfoxes/ Don't Shoot Bats http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/don-t-shoot-bats.html AND Help Stop Bats Dying in Oz http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/help-stop-bats-dying-in-oz AND Newman puts flying fox cull back in farmers' hands http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-04/queensland-puts-flying-fox-cull-back-in-farmers-hands/3932598?section=qld ========== * Flying foxes are very important pollinators and seed dispersers of many native plants including Eucalypts, figs, bush apples (Syzygium spp.), bush plums (Terminalia spp.), paperbarks, grevillas, and fruits of many palm species. The seeds of some plant species (particularly those with white and green fruits) may only be dispersed by flying foxes, meaning that these plants rely on flying foxes in order to successfully reproduce. It has been estimated that a single flying fox can dispense up to 60,000 seeds in a single night. * Flying foxes are also important for nutrient regeneration and nutrient cycling within the cosystem. Not only do they provide large quantities of fertiliser to the system, but they create gaps in the canopy which enables other plants to compete more effectively. For instance, some trees shade ground-dwelling plants and shrubs, preventing them from obtaining nutrien ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLk7avFdRrI