Zeke the baby Variable Flying Fox was born recently at Lubee Bat Conservancy.
Bats make up one fifth of all mammals (1,116 species). They are among
the most endangered of the world's creatures, primarily because much of
their habitat has been eliminated by human encroachment or because they
are over hunted for food or persecuted as pests or disease carriers.
Their loss has serious consequences for the ecosystems to which they
belong because bats are important seed dispersers and pollinators for
many native flowering plants, and key insect predators globally.
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