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08-AUG-2007

Flying dogs

Bali, Indonesia

Canon EOS 350D
1/160s f/4.0 at 70.0mm iso400 full exif

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Ahmed Shehab06-Nov-2007 10:26
What the !!!!!!!!! .. oh thats a big bat !! great shot . thanks for sharing
Kees Terberg24-Sep-2007 20:02
Beautiful creatures indeed. The biggest of the bat species. Stunning!
Alex Foong23-Sep-2007 08:28
In Malaysia, they are refer as Flying Foxes. You can view them flying in my Imbak Canyon page. Alex Foong
Sandi Whitteker31-Aug-2007 15:59
Great shot! I first saw these bats in Nepal. when I spotted thes big pods hanging down from some trees. Thought it was fruit on the tree until one of them spread its wings! Just googled and these appear to be lesser dog-faced fruit bats. If this is lesser, I'd hate to see greater!!! Here's a link to some info. http://ecologyasia.com/verts/mammals/lesser_dog-faced_fruit-bat.htm You get my vote on this great shot Sabina.
Sabina Salihbasic24-Aug-2007 11:55
actually i was told these are not bats.
they have them on lots of spots and they are not in the caves. they also see during the day, not like the bats...

and they call them flying dogs, because their "face" looks like the one of the dog :)
Fong Lam24-Aug-2007 11:49
These are bats found in caves....are they called flying dogs?
Dave Hein24-Aug-2007 08:28
Yikes!!! I'm staying home now.