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Deadly Illness Killing Bats Across Australia
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One of Australia’s native animals, the Flying Fox (better known as bats), has been seeing a rise in paralysis syndrome this summer. It’s causing mass deaths in colonies, and there are now fears it could spread to other animals.

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Deadly Illness Killing Bats Across Australia

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