" I was dreaming... I came here, the sky was blue... the beach was white & the wine was chilled."                                                                                                                                             "reach an island where you can just be... "                                                                                                                                           " Ten more dives.. and I will just reach there"                                                                                                                                           " Sun Island is to Maldives what Texas is to the United States" Adrian Neviille

Island Flying Fox (Vaa)

Another interesting inhabitant of the island is the fruit bat or the island flying fox. In the early dawn and dusk you will be able to see a lot of fruit bats. They live largely on fruits like, papaya. Don’t be scared we have no vampires and there has never been any case as such. Our most common bat is the little fruit bat. The Island Flying Fox has a wing-span of a little over approximately three feet ,and weighs about one and a half pounds ( 750 g ).There are 16 sub species of this bat, the most endangered being P.h. maris ( limited distribution ) found on the Maldives. Island flying fox has a gestation of approximately 120 - 180 days and produce one pup.






Related Links:
> Exploring The Magical Island
< Exotic Flora of Sun Island
> Fauna of Sun Island
- Asian Koel (Koveli)
- Grey Heron (Maakana)
- House Gecko (Hoanu)
- Island Flying Fox (Vaa)
- Lizards (Bondu)
- White breasted water hen (Kanbili)
























 

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