| Range: |
Found throughout sub-Saharan Africa. |
| Habitat: |
Prime habitat is forested region where food sources are abundant. |
| Diet: |
Sweet fruit, tender buds, leaves, nectar, flowers and pollen-wild figs are an important food source.
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| Reproduction: |
Females give birth once per year, having births occur from February through May. Reproductive cycle shifts to suit the environment and seasonal climate. |
Fruit bats are rarely preyed upon because they live in large colonies, sometimes numbering into the tens of thousands. However, on some occasions, fruit bats are taken by owls, eagles, buzzards or snakes. It is also common for a large number of bats to be shot in pest eradication attempts or for a source of food.
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