In Far North Queensland, one special winged mammal helps keep rainforests alive. The spectacled flying fox travels vast distances each night, pollinating flowers and spreading seeds far and wide.

A new study in Scientific Reports provides the first economic valuation of the ecosystem services provided by flying foxes in ...

Australia used to incinerate the large fruit bats, but research suggests they bring hundreds of millions of dollars in ...

A platypus playing in the river, tree kangaroos hiding above and bats screeching overhead… this isn’t the Duke gardens! 10,185 miles away, three Duke students find themselves in Yungaburra, Australia.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Look around as Indian flying foxes leave their roost for the night, and watch Field in Focus to learn more about how and why wildlife ...

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