These large fruit bats are found in tropical Australia and New Guinea. Like other flying foxes in the genus Pteropus, they have dog-like faces and form large roosting colonies where they hang from large trees during the day. Unlike most bats, they do not echo-locate. This species can be identified by the distinctive straw-colored fur shawl around its shoulders, head and eyes. In February 2019 the Australian government upgraded its conservation status from vulnerable to endangered after a third of the population died in a severe heat-wave. Canon PowerShot SX60.