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Flying Fox; FMA175

Flying Fox, FMA175
Name/Title
Flying Fox
About this object
Mounted specimen of Little Red Flying-Fox, Pteropus scapulatus, found throughout Australia and prone to vagrancy. A single specimen has been found in New Zealand (in Hamilton ca 1930). This example was shot in northern Australia in the 19th Century.
Credit Line
Flying Fox, Canterbury Museum, FMA175, New Zealand
Object Type
Flying Fox
Object number
FMA175

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bat
dead
giant bird
moa
mount
Pyramid Valley


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