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Black flying fox
Black flying fox
(Pteropus alecto)
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Close up of a black flying fox
© Hans & Judy Beste / www.ardea.com
Close up of a black flying fox roosting in tree
© Doug Perrine / naturepl.com
Black flying fox hanging from branch
© Hans & Judy Beste / www.ardea.com
Male black flying fox roosting in dead tree
© Neil Bowman / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Black flying fox
© Hans & Judy Beste / www.ardea.com
Black flying fox hanging from branch, rear view
© Hans & Judy Beste / www.ardea.com
Black flying fox roosting in tree
© Doug Perrine / naturepl.com
Black flying fox
© Tim Edwards / naturepl.com
Male black flying fox
© Hans & Judy Beste / www.ardea.com
Black flying fox feeding on fruit
© J. P. Ferrero / Auscape International
Black flying fox group hanging from tree
© David Hosking / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Black flying foxes at roost tree
© Austin J. Stevens / Animals Animals
Black flying fox roost
© J. P. Ferrero / Auscape International
Black flying fox in flight
© Steven D. Miller / naturepl.com
Black flying foxes leaving roost at sunset
© Belinda Wright / www.osfimages.com
Black flying fox caught in barbed wire
© Neil Bowman / www.flpa-images.co.uk
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