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Bat an Ai-yi-yi
Heat waves take a toll on Australian fruit bats |
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28 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 5:51 PM on 28 Nov 2007 Climate change has, ahem, taken a swing at bats. Unable to deal with scorching heat waves, thousands of Australian fruit bats have flapped their wings, panted, drooled -- then dropped dead. Which begs the question: Do bat researchers spend a lot of time yelling, "Quick -- to the bat cave!" We really, really hope so. sources: Agence France-Presse, The Telegraph Fr ... |
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