What is kynophobia?
Cynophobia is the fear of all canines, such as dogs, foxes, wolves, coyotes, jackals, dingoes, and dholes. But what is kynophobia?
Kynophobia is the fear of rabies.
What is rabies?
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Wahlberg’s Epauletted Fruit Bat
The Wahlberg’s Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) is a mammal in the Pteropodidae family of megabats.
The Wahlberg’s Epauletted Fruit Bat is brown to tawny coloured with white patches at the base of its ears. The male is darker than the female. The male has epaulettes (shoulder hair). It has large eyes. It has oval-shaped ears. Its lips are folded and expandable.
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WHAT ANIMAL IS THIS? #10
Photographer: Martina Nicolls
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What is a group of bats called?
What is a group of bats called?
A group of bats is called a colony of bats or a cloud of bats.
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New Caledonia Flying Fox
The New Caledonia Flying Fox (Pteropus vetulus) is a bat, and a mammal, in the Pteropodidae family. Ptero means winged. It is not a fox.
The New Caledonian Flying Fox has long, silky brownish-red fur. It does not have a tail. Its head looks like the head of a small fox. It has long pointed ears, large eyes, and a small grey nose. It has long, black, clawed fingers, and large black wings.
Its wings are flexible and look like a human’s hand, except that the digits (fingers) are longer and bats have a thin membrane of skin, called the patagium, between the fingers. These features enable the bat to move in the air and to change direction quickly.
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Wings of a Bat
What do the wings of a bat look like?
A bat has flexible wings, that are more flexible than a bird’s wings.
A bat’s wings have a similar structure to a human’s hand, except that the digits (fingers) are longer and bats have a thin membrane of skin, called the patagium, between the fingers.
Rodrigues Fruit Bat
The Rodrigues Fruit Bat (Pteropus rodricensis) is also called the Rodrigues Flying Fox. It is not a fox; it is a bat. It is a mammal.
The Rodrigues Fruit Bat has grey-brown fur, with a chestnut-red neck and chest. It has small ears and a small grey nose. It has long, black, clawed fingers, and large black wings.