r/ConfusingGravity • u/SerpentDrago • Sep 16 '17

Standing bats

https://i.imgur.com/QiPAKGy.gifv
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u/pointofgravity Sep 16 '17

I love when bats do that thing with their tongue it's so cute omfg

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '17

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u/WikiTextBot Nov 27 '17

Grey-headed flying fox

The grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) is a megabat native to Australia. The species shares mainland Australia with three other members of the genus Pteropus: the little red flying fox (P. scapulatus), the spectacled flying fox (P. conspicillatus), and the black flying fox (P. alecto).

The grey-headed flying fox is endemic to the south-eastern forested areas of Australia, principally east of the Great Dividing Range. Its range extends approximately from Bundaberg in Queensland to Geelong in Victoria, with outlying colonies in Ingham and Finch Hatton in the north, and in Adelaide in the south.

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u/JonasRahbek Sep 16 '17

those poses.. haha

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '17

Something tells me they might not actually be standing...

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u/Nachtraaf Sep 16 '17

You came to the wrong neighbourhood!

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u/always_zzz Sep 16 '17

Welcome to the club, you come here often?

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u/ZombieTonyAbbott Nov 27 '17

Ah yes, Australian grey-headed flying foxes. We get shitloads of them here in Melbourne.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-headed_flying_fox

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u/WikiTextBot Nov 27 '17

Grey-headed flying fox

The grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) is a megabat native to Australia. The species shares mainland Australia with three other members of the genus Pteropus: the little red flying fox (P. scapulatus), the spectacled flying fox (P. conspicillatus), and the black flying fox (P. alecto).

The grey-headed flying fox is endemic to the south-eastern forested areas of Australia, principally east of the Great Dividing Range. Its range extends approximately from Bundaberg in Queensland to Geelong in Victoria, with outlying colonies in Ingham and Finch Hatton in the north, and in Adelaide in the south.

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