Flying-foxes are usually svelte animals which makes sense when you might have to fly 50 or more kilometres per night for your dinner.
Spare a thought for adult ladies who need to bring the additional problem of a big pregnancy and after that carry around a big baby whilst foraging and flying.
Little Red flying-foxes give birth around April/May each year with the majority of Black, Grey-headed and Spectacled flying-foxes providing from October to January.
As the pregnancy progresses, tummies grow into an oval shape with distinct ‘handlebars’ out the side as the infant lays transversely across the uterus up until it turns prepared for birth.
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