Large flying fox Large flying fox The large flying fox ("Pteropus vampyrus"), also known as the greater flying fox, Malayan flying fox, Malaysian flying fox, large fruit bat, kalang or kalong, is a southeast Asian species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. Like the other members of the genus "Pteropus", or the Old World fruit bats, it feeds exclusively on fruits, nectar and flowers (despite its scientific name). It is noted for being one of the largest bats. As with nearly all other Old World fruit bats, it lacks the ability to echolocate but compensates for it with well-developed eyesight. The large flying
HMS Flying Fox (shore establishment) HMS Flying Fox (shore establishment) HMS "Flying Fox" is a Royal Naval Reserve unit located in Bristol, England. Training over 100 reservists on Thursday evenings in Bristol, "Flying Fox" serves Bristol, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. Bristol Division was one of the five divisions of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve formed in 1903. After the First World War the division was reformed and a new drill ship, the 24-class sloop , was berthed at Bristol in 1924. Renamed Severn Division after the Second World War, HMS "Flying Fox" moved ashore to its present HQ in 1972. The ship itself