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Flying foxes dying of dehydration [1]

Sunny Sebastian

JAIPUR: Soaring temperatures and a near total absence of surface water this summer have badly hit unusual customers in South Rajasthan -- the Indian flying foxes. Hundreds of them reportedly perished last week as the temperatures hovered around 45 degrees Celvsius in Banswara, Dungapur and Udaipur districts.

Publication Date: 
25/05/2010
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Natural Disasters [3], Heat Waves [4], Wildlife [5], Rajasthan [6], Banswara (D) [7], Dungarpur (D) [8], Udaipur (D) [9], Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
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