Fruit bats are sometimes called 'flying foxes' because their faces look a little bit like foxes - they have big eyes, pointy ears, and furry bodies. Livingstone's fruit bat is the biggest and rarest of all the flying foxes. It has dark brown fur, orange patches, and enormous leathery wings.
These bats spend their days hanging upside down in tall forest trees, resting and keeping cool. At night they fly off to find ripe fruit to eat. As they move from tree to tree, they spread seeds in their droppings - which helps new trees grow. This makes them very important for keeping the island's forests healthy.
Livingstone's fruit bat is found nowhere else on Earth except Comoros, which makes it a very special animal. Conservation groups and local communities work together to protect the forests where the bats live, because without tall old trees, the bats have nowhere to roost. Children in Comoros are proud to share their islands with such an extraordinary creature.