The Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney (New South Wales) are home to a colony of thousands of Grey-headed Flying Foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus, order Chiroptera), a large species of fruitbat native to Australia. Garden managers are trying to move the colony elsewhere because the bats have killed dozens of trees. Grey-headed Flying Foxes can live up to 15 years in the wild and 22 years in captivity. Like most megabats and unlike microbats, they don't use echolocation, and instead rely on sight to navigate and locate food (nectar, pollen, and native fruits).
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