55Africa Sustainable LuxuryQ’s Lodge — Home of the Slow Safari
A straw-coloured fruit bat
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Bats · Fruit bats · Pteropodidae

Straw-coloured Fruit Bat

Eidolon helvum

A large fruit-eating bat that can gather in huge roosts and disperse seeds across the landscape.

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A closer look

The landscape reveals itself slowly.

A large fruit-eating bat that can gather in huge roosts and disperse seeds across the landscape. This profile is part of a field guide to the mammals included in the supplied Randilen wildlife list. A species appearing here does not guarantee a sighting on any particular visit.

The proposed Slow Safari is built around patient observation and respect for the landscape. Any future activities and wildlife interpretation remain subject to project planning and local permissions.

A straw-coloured fruit bat
Illustrative photo · CC BY-SA 2.5 · not a verified Randilen sighting.Photo: Fritz Geller-Grimm · CC BY-SA 2.5