[ottbmare]

Amazingly, they’re very friendly, and the Maori used to keep them as pets.

ICK!

They may be very friendly to the Maori. My understanding is that the Maori used to eat people. Coincidence? You decide.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Fruit bats are cute - they look like little foxes:

[gungadin]

Amazingly, they’re very friendly, and the Maori used to keep them as pets.

I think both the Tanzanians and the Maoris would be surprised to find they shared any history LOL.

Perhaps some tongue-in-cheek in your post. :)