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- Instagram @lerako - / lerako - During heat events, grey-headed flying foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) cannot cool down enough by only flapping their wings and they fly down to the nearest river to belly dip in order to do so (and proceed to drink the water of their fur as well). An incredible spectacle. Flying-foxes are an important part of our ecosystems by dispersing seeds far and wide.
Thank you, everyone, who helped me with this video and their supports for our incredible flying-foxes.
Filmed by Nicolas Rakotopare on the Canon 1DX mk2. Follow me on social media for more wildlife, science and travel content:
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What an incredible sight. I cannot imagine that anyone would press the dislike button for this unbelievable gift.
That's okay, the overwhelming amount of likes shows that more people care ♥️
Masterpieces of Mother Nature!
That duck was like "Bloody Showoff"
hahaha yes!
I love the shot of all of them roosting and just a single bat flies through!! so good:)
yesss
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This probably the best footage I have ever seen of flying foxes on the wing, including big budget wildlife programs. Thank you for sharing this. There is a colony of these beautiful grey faces near where I live in Victoria. I visit it sometimes and I hear them and see them flying overhead when I go walking in the late evening. There are less than 1% of this species left in the wild from their pre European colonization numbers. I have heard experts believe that they will be functionally extinct by 2050.
All very sad and true facts Peta :( There are several volunteer groups around Australia and we do our best to try and save these beautiful beasties but with soaring temperatures becoming more common, it gets harder and harder every year. Up in far north QLD, carers are struggling with over 900 orphans from the massive heat even a few months ago, and down on the southern end, we have a couple of hundred in care. FNQ lost 1/3 of their spectacled flying fox population in the heat even, and VIC/SA lost about 6-9k bats last week :( The importance of these bats as Australia's only long distance pollinator can't be understated
It's not from European colonization. It's from letting sh-tholers into our European colonies and being forced to build to accommodate sh-tholers. Oust sh-tholers, population shrinks, Batties survive.
@@itsokaytobeclownpilled5937 That doesn't sound very scientific.
Please please please.educate people.about the slice and dice.netting..make them.remove it....and visit meggabattie channel
Butter Johnson lol
Magnifique ! Slow-motion does justice to the elegance of their flight.
It sure does, thanks!
Look at owls if you wanna see an elegant flight
Hsueueie727373
Absolutely beautiful...I didn’t know bats liked to wing/body dip,in lakes.They are so graceful.
Amazing video! So awesome seeing them belly slide through the water 😂. Poor things ... I wish people would educate themselves on these wonderful creatures!
They're not evil
No shit
Ownyx Check out the channel 'Megabattie' of the care and release of rescue bats, mostly flying foxes. It would be hard to harbour ill will for these creatures after watching a few of their vids. In particular, 'Walter' the resident most elderly bat is a PR dream for this amazing species 🦇
They clean body
Inquisitive , intelligent , curious , mischievous , peaceable little characters ! All with their own little personalities !
The way they tea bag the water is so graceful.
They are so beautiful and magnificient.💖 I'm crying.
It's sad that some people think of them as pests.. If it weren't for these bats those people wouldn't have their bloody fruit trees that they hog from the wildlife
and they're so cute too
@@GetUnwoke thats part of the problem with us, we think animals are cute and want to have them. Look what we do to dogs, we breed them to be cuter ignoring the consequences to thier health. Like pugs fir example cant even breath it sounds so hard for them but were just like '
"Aaaawww its cute lil face" :(((
They're so important for fertilization of the plants and trees...so important. Not pests! The people have to learn to live with them just like they're learning how to live with people.
I'm still a little salty that we drove a few colonies out of Sydney
I agree.
Animals I've been scared of all of my life presented in such an elegant, beautiful way. Well done!
Bats are cute wym
@@ashtondillard6214 They are terrifying! Yes their faces are cute but their wingspan is so unnatural. They resemble flying demons bruh
@@kingofthesands 😂😂😂
@@kingofthesands They do, also they can make you get sick.
why are you scared of bats are you insect or fruit?
Great soundtrack and you made the bats look like the dignified creatures they are. Australlians love wild life, or so I think, I'm hoping they and all of us can find a balance to these wonderful animals can continue to enhance our planet.
I had watched this lovely film before. Just saw a sad video on Megabattie, of a beautiful gray-headed flying fox named Kelli, whose wings were in shreds. Australia doesn't seem to have a bat sanctuary like one in Texas, so this young girl was euthenized.
Your film really shows the gracefulness of these flying foxes, and how amazing they are.
Educating the public and press about the value of these amazing animals is part of the solution to saving this species. A bat sanctuary would be a safe place for injured and healthy bats, a center for education and tourism.
May you continue to thrive as a wildlife photographer and create inspiring films.
Best wishes,
Dianna and Grayson (my cat peering over my shoulder) Maryland, US
I love Megabattie's channel
So beautiful!
Yes they are so beautiful :)) !
Beautiful
One of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Amazing creatures!
Thank you so much for sharing this with us! It's stunning...
You are welcome!
My roommate has been wanting to visit Australia for years because he adores cockatiels. Now, I have a reason to join him, for these beauties.
Majestic, highly intelligent and magical animals. Australia are privileged to share their home with these creatures and yet they don't recognise that privilege at all. Shame on them! I pray they won't become extinct and salute the wonderful, skilled rescuers and carers like TH-cam's glorious 'Megabattie'. BRAVO!
From the Maluku islands on the northcoast of Australia. We hold these creatures in high regard. They were even part of our ancestors history as guiding them to find new cultivating rich islands.
Australia you are fortunate to have such a beautiful creature. In the states we have small bats, but nothing in comparison those beauties.
Though the population of those small bats (estimated to be in the tens of millions) is the largest in the world. Parts of Texas actually hold a yearly festival in their honor. They literally eat tons of insects per night; saving crop farmers a fortune.
OMG! I found your channel because of this flying fox video but am a subscriber because of it and your other films. Thanks for making Australian wildlife accessible to people who have no hope of seeing it in the flesh. Many blessings.
Absolutely beautiful. it's sad to think we're taking their habitat.
Holy crap this is amazing. Incredible capture and beautiful editing.
Sharing everywhere I can - I hope more people see this.
I think I've burnt a hole in my monitor at 2:30 - That focus!
Thank you so much! The manual focus was very tough indeed 😁😁
It's georgous isn't it? I was going to suggest this video to you and Meg.
@@LERAKO Thank you, it was beautiful and graceful footage! 🦇
I'm in awe.
Yes Rebecca it is! I first saw it shared on Batzilla's page; I think Meg has already shared it too :)
Majestic
Lugosi heaven, adorning the sky! 🖤🦇
🧘🏻♀️🦇👍❤🥰
So friggin cool. Just a bunch of awesome bats doing their thing in the middle of the day
Nice shot, too, of the invasive species commonly known as the hairless 2-legged runner.
haha!
So rare to see one in the wild
🤣
I fucking hate those guys
Thats harsh lol
They are beautiful amazing precious creatures. 💖
I’m obsessed! I saw a colony in Bairnsdale and was in absolute awe. They are incredible creatures.
I absolutely love flying Foxes I couldn't imagine a world without them 😢
They are beautiful.
Bats are absolutely amazing. I love them.
Amazing! We only have microbats here in the U.K. and they are amazing too! I love to sit out in the evenings having them flying over my head catching flying insects.....
Awesome! We have micro bats in Adelaide, South Australia too. There was one flying above my heard inside the bathroom not long ago.
@@anzaeria Can’t say I’ve ever had one in my house!! What happened? How did you get it back outside?!!
Oh, no need to escort it outside because it lives in here! It's a combined storage room with bathroom with dark recesses. It also looks like there may be access to a cavity on the other side of the wall (too small for a person but fine for a bat to get through.) Most of the time, you don't see this bat but once in a while at night, he/she emerges from the darkness and flies in circles around the room. Then disappears again.
There used to be netting around the ceiling in this room and there would be a bat hanging from the net upside down (not far from the door.) So that one would be instantly visible when you walk in the room. Though once again - only seen at night. It was very sensitive to sound. If you made any kind of noise like a cough, it would turn it's head and look right at you. @@lucieni
Fabulous capture! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for watching!
Pure beauty.
They're magnificent, please help them everybody together can help them thrive 😘
Excellent capture, never seen that behaviour when passing that area, even on a hot day. Thank you for capturing the moment.
Great video and magnificent creatures! Thank God for them!
omg.. they are so beautiful in flight and so adorable with their little fox faces and intelligent eyes. Bless the person who did this video and put it to music. Thank you.
This is killer footage. It's so cool that they've migrated here, crazy that in 2010 a species is expanding its range here :) love to see it. I went to uni here, used to love going and seeing the bats down by the zoo in the big fig trees
aww look at those beautiful baby wyverns
god these creatures are so beautiful. i just can't understand why so many people dislike them, their wings are so beautiful and their faces are so cute, and they look so cool.
This is FANTASTIC!!
You are fantastic!
Air doggos are mighty ripe this year
How beautiful in slow motion🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇Thanks👍
Amazing!! My bucket list has been reactivated...ADELAIDE 2020!!
It's a great place to see them for sure !!
Excellent footage 👌
Thank you! Challenging to capture :) !
Wow. Great footage. Incredible creatures
Thank you !
That was amazing. Thanks so much for sharing this. Hopefully it’ll help people realize that bats are needed and not pests. 🦇🦇🦇
I will never stop loving to watch this.
fascinating creatures iv never seen anything like this, anywhere. thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
They are beautiful also in flight. 🥰🥰🥰❤❤❤
They are so beautiful.
Must be amazing to be able to fly so freely!
What a magnificent animal - and video!
thank you !
They are so beautiful. I love to see them flying.
They are so beautiful and graceful in flight!
WOW! Incredible shots in this video. I love flying foxes! Well done and I hope and pray this species makes it. They are beautiful and amazing creatures! Thanks for the video.
Great footage. Just as an fyi, flying foxes do this as normal behaviour, not just when they are hot. It's the way they drink normally as landing to drink is far to dangerous (they are anything but graceful on land)
Yes indeed, i should have been more specific then as i know this but will emphasize in the text versions and blog post, thanks :)
And i'll add a card on this video to be sure
Ficey63 I heard that they need elevation to fly, and cannot do a take-of if they’re on the ground-especially a mom with a baby!
Is what I heard accurate? Can a flying-fox take off and fly if it’s on the ground?
From a Google search:
“Most bats cannot take flight from the ground. They must drop 2 or 3 feet before they can fly. Bats do not hunt you down to jump in your hair and get tangled. I can only imagine some poor woman had a random encounter with a bat to start this rumor.”
From the San Diego website:
On their website we read, “Most bats take off by dropping from a hanging position, and many can’t take off from the ground.” What bats, we now wonder, can take off from the ground, and what in their biology enables them to be able to take of?
Birds only need two limbs for flying, leaving their remaining two relatively free to land and walk around on the ground. Bats, on the other hand, make their hind legs part of their wings, and so natural selection has to strike a compromise between several different functions. And while birds can stop flying by using their feet to land on the ground, most bats have to use their feet to hang upside down.”
Carl continues, “With their delicate legs yoked together by their wings, you might expect that bats don’t do very well on the ground.
@@carolynnunes3922 yeh that's pretty much right. The only exception being if a small bat manages to get a really good jump, but no, bat's can't take off from the ground, especially the heavier flying foxes. If they do go to ground, they will (rather ungracefully) drag themselves over to the nearest tree, or tree-like object, and climb up it.
Ficey63 has After discovering flying-foxes in early 2018, I’ve watched and learned all I can about them-and the dedicated folks who rescue and care for them. For me it was love at first sight. Who can resist a baby bat with a dummy in it’s mouth, or being bottle fed?
When so many died due to the heat at Christmas time, I read the newspaper article that complained about the stench of dead bats that caused some carolers to have to cancel their meet-up at some park. The article was revelatory in painting bats as a nuisance, in life and in death...the poor carolers, the article said, with NOTHING but negativity towards the bats...that seems to be the MOP attitude towards flying-foxes. To me, it was a catastrophic tragedy! How I wish that the attitude of people and the government would change...
Beautiful and moving
This is amazing. What a fascinating creature to watch. Thank you.
Hi
Wow look sexy and beautiful
Same flying foxs
This video made me happy!
I love them!
Amazing footage. That slow motion was poetry in motion. I was in Adelaide recently shooting stills and footage of the flying foxes with a Panasonic G7 and several lenses.
Thank you for wonderful footage and comments! Education and awareness is the way to protect the little that remains from the wild world.
You know theres someone in that neighborhood that definitely themed their home out of this wild daily experience.
They are stunning!
Oh to be free and to fly! It must feel good to be with friends and fly into the water 😃
If you were a string theorist you may be interested that the Night on Bald Mountain portion of the film Fantasia works very well as the background music to Flying Foxes in Flight
the best video I have ever seen in slow motion , these bats are amazing
We need to coexist!!! These are beautiful and important animals!!!
How incredibly amazing Creation is! Such an endearing little critter are your flying foxes. Here in upstate NY, I am well-enough privileged to care for my little birds and grey squirrels. The only time I've ever handled a bat is when I rescued two tiny babies from my cats (with gloves, of course). Animal Control took them away and scolded me after double-checking with my vet to make sure I was telling the truth about my cats being vaccinated for rabies. It was fun while it lasted. I thought they were sweet, fascinating little things.
Flying foxes are just awesome animals!
I wish I could go see these animals in person. They are so beautiful.
That's sadisfying
Beautiful footage. To me it looks like they're cleaning themselves when they dip in the water. They do pee on themselves when hanging upside down. They truly are fascinating creatures.
I'm fascinated by flying foxes, they're so gorgeous.
Wow that is some awesome footage. Did you manage to get some still shots? Cheers Zsolt
Thank you and yes ! They will be posted on instagram.com/lerako and in a blog post in the next 2 days!
Beautiful and fascinating creatures
Lovely creatures
Omg... this is stunningly beautiful! By far the best belly dipping video I have ever seen. I love flying foxes, and this video makes my heart sing. ❤
I love this. Such amazing, magnificent animals!
This was a beautiful video, and the slow motion really helped.
If mankind is driving them out of their natural habitats then humans “must” coexist with all species in our urban areas. It’s up to us to help every living creature out. Look how beautiful these flying foxes are and to have them share park space is so precious.
That is so cool to watch! 😊❤
Beautiful!
They are so beautiful!!! They really look like foxes with wings. Yet they are graceful, elegant flyers and, unlike their equally beautiful namesake, they are harmless to other animals. Yes HARMLESS. They eat only fruit. And are important to the ecosystem in that they disperse seeds for regrowth of fruit trees. They are magnificent animals.
Beautiful animals.
They are so beautiful..love them
These animals are so beautiful! Magical, and eloquent! ♥️
Too bad..Chinese people eat them up cause it’s delicious and cause virus
breathtaking!
The shot when he got really close to the duck and the duck was chilling I was like oh yeah that cool
I stopped breathing for a second when filming it !
Great video very informative and high quality resolution you can even here some of the water sounds thanks for posting!
So beautiful..fly free night angels.
That was so beautiful to watch.
Beautiful and amazing I'm absolutely in love with the flying foxes I have been for a long time
Wow amazing
yes they are !!
Absolutely Beautiful!
Megabattie would approve. Wonderful camera work, Beautiful animals.