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English: Grey headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) skimming a pond in Brisbane's City Botanical Gardens. Flying foxes drink and cool themselves on warm days by flying low and briefly dipping their bodies into the water of ponds, lakes, or rivers. They then land in a nearby tree and lick the water from their fur.
Español: Pteropus poliocephalus rozando un estanque en el Jardín Botánico de la ciudad de Brisbane, Australia.
Magyar: A repülőkutyafélék (Pteropodidae) családjába, azon belül pedig a Pteropus nembe tartozó szürkefejű repülőkutya (Pteropus poliocephalus) repülés közben súrol egy tavat a brisbane-i City Botanical Gardensben (Queensland, Ausztrália)
Македонски: Сивоглава летечка лисица (Pteropus poliocephalus) во Бризбејн, Австралија.
Nederlands: Grijskopvleerhond (Pteropus poliocephalus)
Português: Raposa-voadora-de-cabeça-cinza (Pteropus poliocephalus) em voo rasante sobre uma lagoa no jardim botânico da cidade de Brisbane, Austrália
Čeština: Kaloň australský (Pteropus poliocephalus) se za letu dotýká hladiny rybníka v botanické zahradě City Botanical Gardens australského města Brisbane.
Français : Une roussette à tête grise (Pteropus poliocephalus) volant au ras d'un étang du City Botanic Gardens de Brisbane (Australie).
Эрзянь: Серой ливтниця ривезь (Pteropus poliocephalus) киряксни Брисбэнень Ошонь Ботаникань Сад-пиресэ сёлтканть.
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Grey headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) skimming water in a parkland pond.

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