“…There is evidence, however, that the last mouthful of fruit may well remain in the mouth upon departure, to be processed later, with the dry bolus ejected either en route (Tsoar et al, 2010) or at the roost. Studies of Pteropus species frequently noted the presence of ejecta pellets under roost sites (Javid et al, 2017;Schmelitschek et al, 2009;Vendan & Kaleeswaran, 2011). In droppings (combined ejecta and faeces) on the ground underneath, the Pteropus poliocephalus colony at Matcham near Gosford, Parry-Jones and even noted plant remains (but no seeds), which they attributed to Phoenix canariensis.…”