Joe Tham‘s image of a bat targeting the fruits of Longan (Dimocarpus longan) adds to the former’s food list. Wildlife consultant Subaraj Rajathurai has this to say: “Based on the appearance and colouration, it is most likely to be the … Continued
Following the success of discouraging the Common Fruit Bats (Cynopterus brachyotis) from roosting by hanging a bag of fresh red chillies nearby: HERE and HERE, Dr Jean Ho decided to do the same in her porch. These bats had been … Continued
“One morning in early May 2016, I was admiring a cosy colony of Common Fruit Bats (Cynopterus brachyotis) and observing their dedicated maternal care (above). “One of the mothers had a well-grown baby latched comfortably onto her left teat (above). … Continued
It has been more than a year since I hung a bag of red chillies in my porch to discourage Common Fruit Bats (Cynopterus brachyotis) from roosting. Initially the bats came but left immediately. However, within a month less than … Continued
So far, all attempts at discouraging Common Fruit Bats (Cynopterus brachyotis) from roosting in my porch failed. I tried spotlights and hung CDs LINK 1 and LINK 2 but without success. One outcome of the search was the opportunity to … Continued
On the afternoon of 23rd November, neighbour Amber Lau, accompanied by her parents, brought a juvenile Common Fruit Bat (Cynopterus brachyotis) hanging from the end of a short stick. The bat apparently fell from under the roof edge of her … Continued
On 4th October 2014, there was, as always, a dominant male Common Fruit Bat (Cynopterus brachyotis) hanging in the porch (above). As usual, he was the first to be there, well before 19:00 hours. His presence attracted a few females … Continued
A colony of Common Fruit Bats (Cynopterus brachyotis) had been roosting in my porch since 2006 LINK. In 2014 I got tired of the mess the bats left behind and decided to find ways to get rid of the colony. … Continued
One evening at around 19:30 hours, Rosemary Chng was standing outside the gate of her house under a Trumpet tree (Tabebuia sp.). Suddenly she gave a yell when something landed on her head. Her boys were amused as they thought … Continued
“On this particular evening, the roost was occupied by less than half a dozen Common Fruit Bats (Cynopterus brachyotis). The key players were the alpha male, two adults with one suckling a pup and a few others (see video above). … Continued
