But, in fact, megabat species such as Egyptian rousettes eat apples, bananas and other fruits, as well as eating flowers and licking nectar from them. That’s why they are also called fruit bats.

Where it lives: Lowland forests of West and Central Africa What it eats: Fruit — including figs, bananas, guavas and mangoes — and flies Why it's awesome: These "megabats" are the largest in ...