Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus) paralysed after being bitten by paralytic ticks having medicine administered by owner and main carer Jenny Mclean at Tolga Bat Hospital, North Queensl...

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) babies or bubs being cared for by volunteer wildlife carers at Tolga Bat Hospital, North Queensland, Australia October 2012

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) baby or bub is cared for by Ashleigh Johnson, volunteer wildlife carer at Tolga Bat Hospital, North Queensland, Australia October 2012

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) babies or bubs wrapped in cloth in the nursery at Tolga Bat Hospital, North Queensland, Australia, November 2012

Juergen Freund / Feeding time at the Tolga Bat Hospital aviary where the fruitbats or flying foxes are fed different fruits from bananas, apples, watermelon to milk and water. Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicil...

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus) in aviary at feeding time, the bats are fed a variety of fruit by Esther Redhouse-White, wildlife carer volunteer, Tolga Bat Hospital, North Queenslan...

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus) in aviary at feeding time, the bats are fed a variety of fruit and drink milk and water, Tolga Bat Hospital, North Queensland, Australia, November 201...

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) colony roosting during daytime, North Queensland, Australia, November 2012

Juergen Freund / Grey headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) in aviary feeding on fruit, Tolga Bat Hospital, North Queensland, Australia, November 2012

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) colony roosting at dusk with moon behind, North Queensland, Australia, November 2012

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) colony roosting during daytime, one stretching wings, North Queensland, Australia, November 2012

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) dead animal, casualty of paralytic tick bite, North Queensland, Australia