"It was at least four times bigger than the large bats with about a 7-meter (about 20-foot) wing span, and it glided while they flapped. As it flew off, its silhouette was clearly not of a bat!"
I received the following account:
"This happened 6 years ago. My boyfriend and I were visiting the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary near Mysore in South India.
An absolutely beautiful place, where the Kaveri River flows lazily amongst small, heavily forested islets, the trees crowded with nests of painted storks, spoonbills, cranes, and dozens of other species. Freshwater crocodiles lurk in the dark waters, all too eager to snap up unwary birds or unfortunate fledglings. Here the trees are not only home to the birds but also big flying foxes; the Indian fruit bat.
It was here we saw it, while gently being rowed around in a small wooden boat. At first, we thought it was a fruit bat. Although they tend to roost during the day there were still the odd ones flaunting convention and wheeling around in broad daylight. The first thing we noticed was its size. I know that Indian fruit bats are large, very large, but this dwarfed them. We close with nothing obscuring our vision, probably about 50 meters away over the open water. It was at least four times bigger than the large bats with about a 7-metre (about 20-foot) wing span, and it glided while they flapped. It swooped down to the water, and on the wing plucked a 60-70cm (about 2 foot) fish effortlessly out of the water, carrying it off, thrashing, in one claw. Its body was smooth, not furry, and a mixture of greys, whereas the bats were clearly very dark brown to black. As it flew off, its silhouette was clearly not of a bat, the anatomy different.
This was not a flying fox. I am sure of it. I have seen many flying foxes, up close. This was huge and distinctly different. Also, fruit bats are vegetarian, eating, well, fruit and not fish. I have been an avid student of nature for years, and I am aware that you get fishing bats, but not only are they small, but there are no fishing bats in India. It was not a bird of prey; the taut, membranous skin of its wings clearly stretched out between the bones of its 'fingers'. The Indian flying fox is the largest species in the world, this was bigger, much bigger. They were practically side by side for comparison." K
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