Fun Facts about Samoan Fruit Bat
- Unlike most bats, Samoan fruit bats are active during the day, especially at the dusk when they are often seen soaring in large groups.
- Pe’a vao are highly vocal, filing the forest with screeches and chatter when they settle in for the evening.
- They live tropical rainforests and coastal areas only in the Samoan and Fijian islands.
- Feeding on the native fruit, nectar and flowers, pe’a vao play a vital role in pollination and seed dispersal.
- A single pup is born each year in May or June. Moms carry their young while flying and foraging, until the pup can hang on its own.
- In Samoan tradition, the pe’a vao symbolizes wisdom and is sometimes protected by cultural taboos (tapu).
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