Egyptian fruit bat
Egyptian rousette
rousettus aegyptiacus latin

The Egyptian fruit bat is well represented in zoos around the world.

The Egyptian fruit bats is small compared to some of its megachiropterid relatives.

Egyptian fruit bats are frugivorous, consuming large amounts of fruit each night.

Unlike many species that feed on insects, the Egyptian fruit bat has excellent vision, so this seems to be a fairly plausible explanation.

Like many bats, Egyptian fruit bats are nocturnal.

Caverna de Murciélagos (Bat Cavern): an exhibit that shows Egyptian fruit bats.

The Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is a species of Old World fruit bat.

During the filming of the episode, live bats were used; the type of bat used in "Patience" was the Egyptian Fruit Bat.

The epidemical Marburg virus was found in 2007 in specimens of the Egyptian fruit bat, confirming the suspicion this species may be a reservoir for this dangerous virus.

In September 2007, similar expeditions to active mines in Gabon and Uganda found solid evidence of reservoirs of Marburg in cave-dwelling Egyptian fruit bats.

Animals include North American river otters, ocelots, Egyptian fruit bats, fennec foxes, naked mole rats, prehensile-tailed skinks, seahorses and Hoffmann's two-toed sloths.

Red panda, banded mongoose, Bactrian camel and a Bat House holding Egyptian fruit bats and long-eared hedgehogs are also located in the South section of the Park.

The species in question is the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus), which is native to Israel's Negev Desert and, conveniently, large enough to wear a GPS tracking device.

Egyptian fruit bats, along with other species in the genus Rousettus, are the only megachiropterid bats to use echolocation, which they accomplish by emitting a series of sharp clicks with their tongues.

In a program called "Exploring Bats," Mr. D'Angeli will bring along several Egyptian fruit bats, show slides and tell stories in an effort to improve the public image of these misunderstood flying mammals.

The flutter turned to a rush of wings and high-pitched squeals of confusion and fear as several thousand Egyptian fruit bats took to the air at once and burst out of the room in a steady torrent.

Regular breeding of such species as Steppe eagle, Eagle owl, Purple gallinule, Lynx, Brown bear, Southern coati, Egyptian fruit bat, Crab-eating macaque, Collared peccary, Lama and others.

Little Red Flying Foxes (Pteropus scapulatus) came to the park in 2010 in the form of 2 pairs, which live in the foyer of the Tropical House alongside a group of Egyptian Fruit Bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus).

Two species can be viewed in our special facility for them at the park - the Indian Fruit Bat, which inhabits the rain forests and the smaller Egyptian Fruit Bat which prefers to roost in large colonies in open caves and buildings.

The Egyptian fruit bat or Egyptian rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is a species of Old World fruit bat found throughout Africa, except in the desert regions of the Sahara, and throughout the Middle East, as far east as Pakistan and northern India.

Animals contained in the Rainforest include: Egyptian fruit bats, giant anteaters, capybaras, scarlet ibis, prehensile-tailed porcupines, two-toed sloths, green and black poison arrow frogs, a reticulated python, green vine snakes, Batagur turtles, Brazilian ocelots, Bornean orangutans, the extremely rare fishing cat, and gharial.

The Egyptian fruit bat or Egyptian rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is a species of Old World fruit bat found throughout Africa, except in the desert regions of the Sahara, and throughout the Middle East, as far east as Pakistan and northern India.

Due to its extensive geographic range, and relatively large wild population, Rousettus aegyptiacus does not hold any specific conservation status.

The Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is a species of Old World fruit bat.

In 2009, the successful isolation of infectious MARV was reported from caught healthy Egyptian rousettes (Rousettus aegyptiacus).

The species in question is the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus), which is native to Israel's Negev Desert and, conveniently, large enough to wear a GPS tracking device.

Little Red Flying Foxes (Pteropus scapulatus) came to the park in 2010 in the form of 2 pairs, which live in the foyer of the Tropical House alongside a group of Egyptian Fruit Bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus).

The Egyptian fruit bat or Egyptian rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is a species of Old World fruit bat found throughout Africa, except in the desert regions of the Sahara, and throughout the Middle East, as far east as Pakistan and northern India.