Giant golden-crowned flying fox Giant golden-crowned flying fox The giant golden-crowned flying fox ("Acerodon jubatus"), also known as the golden-capped fruit bat, is a rare megabat and one of the largest bats in the world. The species is endangered and is currently facing the possibility of extinction because of poaching and forest destruction. It is endemic to forests in the Philippines. The bat can reach up to in weight and in wingspan. Like other megabats, this species is non-aggressive towards humans and is frugivorous. Even though they are not aggressive, handling the bat without proper training and vaccination is dangerous, as some can carry
The Young Flying Fox The Young Flying Fox The Young Flying Fox is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). The novel was first serialised in Hong Kong in 1960 in the magazine "Wuxia and History" (武俠與歷史). The novel is a prequel to "Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain" and was written a year after its literary predecessor. The story is set in the Qing dynasty during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor ( 1735–1796). The protagonist, Hu Fei, is a young martial artist who was raised by Ping A'si after the death of his father, Hu Yidao. While travelling around the land