
Blind Bella
Left sightless from a car accident, Blind Bella is a black Flying-fox at the 'Australian Bat Clinic'. First arriving as a patient, she is now employed there as a full-time surrogate mother. Though she will never fly again, Bella is not euthanised because she assists the clinic by actively raising 2-3 orphaned baby bats each year. Often incorrectly assumed blind, Flying-foxes have better eyesight than a human during the day and a cat at night.

The Black Flying-Fox, ''Pteropus alecto'', is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae. Members of the genus ''Pteropus'' include the largest bats in the world. The ''Pteropus'' genus has currently about 57 recognised species. The genus is primarily an island taxon, with 55 species having some or all of their distribution on islands.

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