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#NewsRoundup: Giant Golden-Crowned Flying Fox - One of the LARGEST BAT in the WORLD with a wingspan of up to five and a half feet
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The Giant Golden-Crowned Flying Fox (Acerodon jubatus) is found entirely in the Philippines and has been documented as having a wingspread of five feet and six inches - and bodyweight between 0.7 and 1.2 kg
The golden Crowned Bat is quite intelligent, comparable to domestic dogs. According to a study by Yamaguchi University and the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, flying foxes were trained to pull a lever to get food.
After 3 and a half yrs, they were still able to recall the maneuver
After 3 and a half yrs, they were still able to recall the maneuver
On 20th October 2022, Darya Dugina (a 29-year-old Russian journalist and political activist) died on the spot after 'an explosive device went off in a Toyota Land Cruiser she was driving near the village of Bolshiye Vyazemy in the Moscow region'
Darya was the daughter of influential Russian 'philosopher' and social activist (often referred to as "Putin's brain") Alexander Dugin
