There comes a day for all juvenile bats in care to discover the joys of juicy grapes and today is Jason's turn. I've never yet met a bat who didn't love grapes and you can clearly see the enjoyment on Jason's face as he tucks in. Plucking grapes is an important skill for a life in the wild as some fruits require plucking and holding in the mouth before flying off to a tree to eat the prize in peace and without competition. Now around 12 weeks of age and living in the flight aviary. Master Jason

Learning how to pluck grapes from a bunch may not seem that important to us but when you are an orphaned flying-fox, there are so many lessons to learn. We feed grapes for a number of reasons. They are sweet, juicy and good for our bats, they provide an element of enrichment and grapes help to teach our orphans how to grab a piece of food and run with it before a bigger bat pinches the prize. The larger the piece of fruit you can carry, potentially the more you will get to eat especially when fo

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