More than you wanted to know about the Samoan bat, P. samoensis
Brooke A. 1998. More than you wanted to know about the Samoan bat, P. samoensis
Report on Samoan flying fox, Pteropus samoensis during a two-year survey of monthly population counts in six valleys in American Samoa. Seasonal movements of animals that by-passed the study valleys accounts for up to 80% of observations. Bats followed by radio telemetry were most active in the late afternoon and evening 1600-2200h, and least active during the day before 1600h. Most observations of roosting bats were of single males on dead branches that jutted above the forest canopy while females were seen below the canopy hidden within vegetation. Adult male-female pairs were rarely seen together other than during the mating period, September-December. Volant juveniles remained near the female until the next young was born the following year.