A Heat Wave in Australia Killed 23,000 Spectacled Flying Foxes

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By onEarthApr 11, 2019, 12:21 pm262 pts
By Jason Bittel Weighing up to two pounds and with wingspans approaching five feet, spectacled flying foxes are among the largest bats in the world. Now imagine what it would be like if 23,000 of them fell out of the trees and onto, say, your car or backyard pool. That's what happened last November on the…

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