The large flying fox is among the largest species of bat. It weighs 1.4–2.4 pounds, and has a wingspan of up to 4 feet 11 inches.
Posted on 01/08/2018 10:46:43 AM PST by Red Badger
THOUSANDS of flying foxes died in an Australian heatwave so severe it has melted tarmac.
The animals fell from the trees as they were boiled alive in temperatures exceeding 40C in Campbelltown in New South Wales.
Animal welfare volunteers battled to save the lives of the hundreds of babies and some adults in distress but the death toll is believed to be in the thousands.
A spokesman from the charity Help Save the Wildlife and Bushlands in Campbelltown said: "The efforts of our volunteers yesterday was both heroic and heartbreaking.
"In extremely trying conditions they worked tirelessly to provide sub-cutaneous fluids to the pups that could be reached and many lives were saved.
"But sadly many lives were lost too.
"Hundreds of mainly young flying-foxes were lost to the heat yesterday and the final count could run to thousands."
The heatwave in three states brought temperatures strong enough to melt the bitumen on a highway and sparked bushfires that destroyed buildings and threatened lives.
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Whatever the reason, it is a sad picture and elicits the response the left wants.
It saddens me but the propaganda angle is obvious.
Poor fellas :(
No one would believe heat stroke.
Oh wow, what do you think of this Skydancer?
So instead of hot foxes they’re now stone cold foxes?
The large flying fox is among the largest species of bat. It weighs 1.4–2.4 pounds, and has a wingspan of up to 4 feet 11 inches.
From the picture it sure looks like they must fly in tight formations. /s
I wish the bat that I saw flying in my kitchen the other night would die. He should have been hibernating so he will die soon, unless my cat got him then he already is.
The boiling point of water is 100 C.
Temps reached above 40 C.
Something isn’t adding up...
Room temperature foxes...............
Fruit bats..................
I think ‘broiling’ would have been better description than ‘boiling.’
Heck the Chinese boil alive more dogs than that every day.
“Oh, the humanity!”
“The animals fell from the trees...”
Are these the famous Drop Bears? Is there anything in Oz that won’t kill you?
Cross checked - this OP appears to contain typo error. Another article said it was 47.3 C or 117 degrees in Sidney yesterday, just one degree below the record for that city.
The mention of 40 C came from the cancellation of a tennis match once the temp reached 40 C. One of the players said it was much hotter on the court.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sydney-heat-wave-weather-january-2018/
In Oz, EVERYTHING WILL KILL YOU!...................
Charles Fort wept...
In Chandler 104F is called “spring”.
I wonder why our bats don’t boil alive here in Arizona when it gets to 115, 120 degrees.
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