23,000 giant fruit bats — about a third of the species — dropped dead from heat stress in Queensland and New South Wales in April. 10,000 black flying foxes, a different species, also died. Bodies plopped into backyard gardens and swimming pools.

23,000 giant fruit bats — about a third of the species — dropped dead from heat stress in Queensland and New South Wales in April.

10,000 black flying foxes, a different species, also died. Bodies plopped into backyard gardens and swimming pools. https://t.co/E9UOsNep0a

— Belinda Barnet (@manjusrii) December 29, 2019