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Forgotten Pollinators

Fruit and nectar bats visit flowers in search of pollen and nectar- like bird and bees. They have long tongues to reach into the flower and drink nectar. Pollen grains from flowers stick to their furred faces when they fly from flower to flower. Some of the pollen rubs off onto the stigmas of other flowers. The pollen grains germinate and help produce the seeds within fruits.

Flying Foresters

Fruit bats chew fruits that grow on trees and spit and poop out their seeds – the seeds germinates and grow into new plants. These bats help forest to re-grow in areas where the forest has been cut down. Did you know that without these bats you wouldn’t have juicy fruits like mangoes?

Why are fruit bats threatened?

Bats often provide a tasty snack for snakes and birds of prey. That is part of nature’s cycle. Every creature has a special job and a slightly different way of making a living. Today, however, many bats are in trouble. In many island countries –fruit bats are eaten as food, and are killed by farmers protecting their fruit crops. Or they lose their homes and fruiting trees when rainforest is cut down.

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