MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Thousands of baby grey-headed flying foxes have been abandoned by their mothers in the latest example of wildlife devastation caused by Australia's severe drought and bushfires, which disrupted the bats' ability to produce milk for their offspring.
A threatened species, the grey-headed flying fox is one of the world's largest bats, with a wingspan of up to a metre, and is covered in dark grey fur with an orange collar.
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