Marianas Flying Fox (Pteropus mariannus) {!--마리아나큰박쥐--> From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's online digital media library.
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Metadata
Title: WOE93 Mariana Fruit Bat
Alternative Title: Pteropus mariannus mariannus
Creator: Janeke, Dustin
Source: WO-Electronic-93
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contributor: DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Language: EN - ENGLISH
Rights: (public domain)
Audience: (general)
Subject: Mammals, Mammal, Threatened Species, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Bats, Bat
Description
Table Of Contents: Mariana fruit bats live in colonies ranging from a few individuals to more than 800 and group themselves into harems (1 male with 2-15 females) or bachelor groups consisting primarily of males. The bat colonies sleep during the day, but they perform many other activities as well such as grooming, breeding, scent-rubbing, marking, flying, climbing to other roost spots, and defending roosting territories (harem males only). Bats gradually depart colonies for several hours after sunset to forage. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE ONLY) no slide available.
Date
Available: January 07 2005
Issued: January 07 2005
Modified: January 07 2005