Flying fox roost

Organic time is concealed with public health measures concerned primarily with 'offensive' sounds and smells. 'Sensory impoverishment rules in a world selectively sanitised for your protection.' - Sensory Geographer J Douglas Porteous

Grey-headed flying foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus), keystone pollinators of all hardwood eucalypt species, are intelligent social animals that are essential to the health of our native forests.

During mating season, from March to April, the male flying fox emits a distinctive musky odour reminiscent of wet dog and ammonia. The large olfactory bulbs of flying foxes enable sophisticated processing of scents, which is crucial to navigating their social smellscape.