These Bats Are The Largest In The World And Their Wingspan Is The Size Of An Average Human
Bats can be unsettling at the best of times, especially when a photo makes one look far bigger than expected. That is exactly what happened when a giant golden-crowned flying fox started making the rounds online and people could not decide if they were looking at a real animal or a clever fake.
The species is one of the largest bats in the world, with a wingspan that can stretch to about five feet. Even so, the viral image gave it a human-sized look that sent the internet into a panic, and a second photo quickly changed the conversation. Read on.
After this picture of a “human-sized” bat went viral, people started questioning its authenticity.
It doesn’t look threatening or aggressive, but the size of this bat is enough to scare people.
Many people immediately claimed the photo is phony. Never believe everything you see online, but this image was checked by people at Snopes, and they confirmed it is real.
That only made people look closer at the photo itself.
Another picture of the same bat appeared, and it was much clearer how the bat really looks.
Another photo, this time from a different angle, showed that the first one was affected by perspective. It made the bat look much larger than it actually is.
Even if they are not human-sized, flying foxes are the largest bats in the world.
Although these bats are not human-sized (their bodies are smaller than the average human baby), their wings are huge. They have a wingspan of five feet.
Flying foxes are native to Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Myanmar, Singapore, Timor-Leste, and Thailand.
These bats have a wingspan of five feet.
Although they may look scary, they pose no danger to humans - they are herbivores.
And speaking of “snakes” that fooled everyone, here’s the three angry fake snakes that turned out to be Atlas moths.
They enjoy mangoes, bananas, leaves, pollen, and flowers…
That’s a lot less frightening than the viral photo made them seem.
Local people wanted to clarify some things about flying foxes:
Want something even more terrifying, check out the world’s largest spider moving into Northern South America.
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