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Rodrigues fruit bat
Endangered speciesBy Seth
Where does it live
• The Rodrigues fruit bat lives in trees.• They live in rain forests
what weight, size, and color is it
• The color of the bat is black on its head and wings but it is orange on there belly
• The weight of it is 10-12 oz• The size is 1.52 feet
What is the diet for it
• There diet is guavas, banana, mangos, and other ripe fruits
The offspring
• After a baby is born in a another 5 months the bat will have another baby
• It will live for about three years
The predators for it
• One predator is the komodo dragon.• Another predator is humans (that is why their
endangered)
How many are left
• The estimate about how many are left are about a couple hundred
Why is it endangered
• It is endangered because the predators are killing the bat.
• People are killing it because they think they are pests.
How are we protecting it
• We are protecting it by keeping them in zoos and taking good care of them.
• And we are also breeding them to let them go.
Other interesting facts
• The Rodrigues fruit bat sleeps upside-down.• It is also known as the flying fox.
Work cited
• Philadelphia zoo. Flying fox internet<www.philadelphia zoo. org October 9 2012
• King zoo flying fox internet<www.king zoo.org October 10 2012
• Chicago zoo flying fox Internet<www.chicago zoo .org October 11 2012
• Louisville zoo. flying fox internet<www.louisville. com 12 October 2012
• Arkive flying fox internet <www.arkive. org 16 October 2012