 Juveniles are nursed for over five months, and on weaning, congregate in nursery trees in the colony.The juveniles fly out for increasing distances with the colony at night and are 'parked' in nursery trees, often kilometres distant from the colony, and are brought back to the colony in the morning.Spectacled flying foxes typically live to be around 12 to 15 years old, but in captivity can exceed 30 years of age.