Pop quiz answers1. What are two other common names for flying-foxes? Bats, fruit bats2. What’s the words for flying-fox in Kabi Kabi and Jinibara language?Kabi Kabi - Garrimundi, Girrimundi or CurrimundiJinbara - Bar bar.3. What’s the name of an area on the Sunshine Coast which means Place of flying-fox? Currimundi.4. What are three things about flying-foxes which can make them difficult neighbours? They can be smelly, noisy, and messy.5. What are the two main roles flying-foxes play in the eco-system? Pollination and seed dispersal.6. How many seeds can one flying-fox disperse over a single night? Up to 60,000.7. How far can a flying-fox fly in one night searching for food? 50km.8. What does the dispersal method involve? Using things such as smoke, loud noises and bright lights at dawn to scare flying-foxes away.9. Why are flying-foxes living increasingly closer to houses? Habitat loss – man made threats – building and development. Environmental threats – natural disasters from global warming.10. What are three positives of creating a buffer to separate flying-foxes and people?Distance between humans and bats – less impact.Flying-foxes aren’t harmed in the process.It has little effect on the environment.11. If you find a sick or injured flying-fox, what should you do? Do NOT touch it. Tell an adult. And call the RSPCA – 1300 ANIMAL.Sunshine Coast Council has plenty of flying-fox resources if you’d like to learn more about flying-foxes.Thanks for listening! Please share our adventure with your friends.Voiced byTyron de KauweUncle Lyndon DavisUncle BJ MurphySarah JonesMonika O’HanlonProduced byMonika O’Hanlon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ver todos los episodios