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Grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus)
https://youtu.be/tAkHaCVkG5c
Grey-headed flying-foxes that roost at Yarra Bend Park in Melbourne.

"Grey-headed flying foxes are exposed to several threats, including loss of foraging and roosting habitat and mass die-offs caused by extreme temperature events. Early in the last century, the species was considered abundant, with numbers estimated in the many millions. In recent years, though, direct evidence has been accumulating that the species is in serious decline. Current estimates for the species are between 200,000 - 300,000 and the national population may have declined by over 30% between 1989 and 1999 alone. Grey-headed flying foxes, along with the three other Australian flying fox species, fulfill a very important ecological role by dispersing the pollen and seeds of a wide range of native Australian plants. The grey-headed flying fox is the only mammalian nectarivore and frugivore to occupy substantial areas of subtropical rainforests, so is of key importance to those forests." (Wikipedia)

"The baby clings to its mother’s belly for the first three to six weeks until it becomes too heavy. Then it is left in a “crèche” in the camp while its mother looks for food at night. When she returns, she recognises her baby by its smell. The baby feeds on milk from its mother’s nipples until it is four months old when it starts to follow the adults each night and learns how to find its own food. The young are able to fly at about three months old (around January), and are able to feed independently when five to six months old. " (Climatewatch)