<p><strong>Pop quiz answers</strong></p><br><p>1. What are two other common names for flying-foxes?&nbsp;</p><p>Bats, fruit bats</p><br><p>2. What’s the words for flying-fox in Kabi Kabi and Jinibara language?</p><p>Kabi Kabi -&nbsp;Garrimundi, Girrimundi or Currimundi</p><p>Jinbara - Bar bar.</p><br><p>3. What’s the name of an area on the Sunshine Coast which means Place of flying-fox?&nbsp;</p><p>Currimundi.</p><br><p>4. What are three things about flying-foxes which can make them difficult neighbours?&nbsp;</p><p>They can be smelly, noisy, and messy.</p><br><p>5. What are the two main roles flying-foxes play in the eco-system?&nbsp;</p><p>Pollination and seed dispersal.</p><br><p>6. How many seeds can one flying-fox disperse over a single night?&nbsp;</p><p>Up to 60,000.</p><br><p>7. How far can a flying-fox fly in one night searching for food?&nbsp;</p><p>50km.</p><br><p>8. What does the dispersal method involve?&nbsp;</p><p>Using things such as smoke, loud noises and bright lights at dawn to scare flying-foxes away.</p><br><p>9. Why are flying-foxes living increasingly closer to houses?&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Habitat loss – man made threats – building and development.&nbsp;</li><li>Environmental threats – natural disasters from global warming.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>10. What are three positives of creating a buffer to separate flying-foxes and people?</p><ul><li>Distance between humans and bats – less impact.</li><li>Flying-foxes aren’t harmed in the process.</li><li>It has little effect on the environment.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>11. If you find a sick or injured flying-fox, what should you do?&nbsp;</p><p>Do NOT touch it. Tell an adult. And call the RSPCA – 1300 ANIMAL.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Environment/Native-Animals/Flying-Foxes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sunshine Coast Council has plenty of flying-fox resources</a> if you’d like to learn more about flying-foxes.</p><br><p>Thanks for listening! Please share our adventure with your friends.</p><br><p><strong>Voiced by</strong></p><p>Tyron de Kauwe</p><p>Uncle Lyndon Davis</p><p>Uncle BJ Murphy</p><p>Sarah Jones</p><p>Monika O’Hanlon</p><br><p><strong>Produced by</strong></p><p><strong><span class="ql-cursor"></span></strong>Monika O’Hanlon</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>