Samoa flying fox legend from the island of Savai'i in Samoa is about Nafanua, goddess of war; she was rescued by flying foxes when stranded on an inhospitable island. Samoa flying fox The Samoa flying fox or Samoan flying fox ("Pteropus samoensis") is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, and Samoa (where it is known as "pe'a" and "pe'a vao"). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Samoan flying fox is a medium-sized bat weighing about with a wingspan of about . It has
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