There are thousands of forms of life on earth, each of which has its own unique characteristics, but some common branches of life have strange characteristics, and some friends who have never seen it before even think that it is a ps effect or a creature that does not exist in reality, so that people who see these creatures for the first time can't believe their eyes. The next thing to introduce to you is a nocturnal creature with a very domineering name beyond everyone's imagination - the maned maori-toothed fox bat.
Bats are well-known nocturnal creatures, scientists have long begun to study bats, in China they are a symbol of auspiciousness, the reason is naturally "bat" and "Fu" homophonous, and in Western countries, bats have been blackened into "vampire" synonymous, is an ominous villain creature. In daily life, we often see them foraging near their homes in the evening, but many people certainly can't imagine that their size can grow as exaggerated as the maned Maori-toothed fox bat. Once a netizen po po out a giant bat resting under the eaves of the photo through the background of the photo can be seen that the size of this bat is exaggerated, completely unlike the bat we encounter in real life, its size is larger than a human child, the photo of the bat is hanging upside down under the eaves, wings crossed in front of the chest looks like it is resting, many netizens see after seeing it are exclaiming whether there is really a "Batman" in the world? Some people even quipped that this was a bat pet owned by the owner of the house.
This giant bat is our protagonist today, the maned malocal-toothed fox. They are also commonly referred to as the Philippine fruit bat, which is one of the largest bats in the world, with a wingspan of at least 1.7 meters and a weight of about 1.2 kg. Perhaps everyone will be frightened by their huge size, and even worry that such a large "vampire" will not attack humans, after all, such a size should not be able to withstand many creatures if they suck blood. Fortunately, the world's largest bats are not bloodthirsty, and their diet is mainly fruit, especially figs, so they are very helpful in spreading fruit seeds. Scientists have found that seeds eaten by fruit bats have a higher germination rate than seeds generally taken out of the fruit after being excreted by the digestive tract. Therefore, it is quite helpful for the spread of seeds of the fruit.
However, because such giant bats are mild in nature and do not attack humans, their huge size has also attracted the attention of greedy humans, in addition to eating, the locals also believe that these bats have medicinal properties, so many huge fruit bats are endangered due to extensive hunting and habitat destruction by humans. But this does not mean that humans and bats can not get along well, the Philippine fruit bat at the beginning of the article has appeared under the roof of this family since 2006, every evening will go out to forage, during the day will return to sleep under the eaves, just like a part of this family, this family also takes good care of it, from time to time will take some fruit to feed, and even named it "Dracula".
In fact, bats are the object of research and protection by many scientists in the world, and the biomimicry and life habits of bats have different degrees of achievements, they are not only the propagators of many fruit tree seeds, but also the reference objects for our human invention of radar and stealth aircraft. They carry dozens of viruses safely and unharmed, which is of great help to the study of genes and immune systems, so I hope that everyone will not be biased against them.