Wild Chronicles: Flying Foxes And Tick Paralysis

A bat hanging upside down in a cage. Caption: These young bats have lost their mothers

An orphanage for injured animals in northeastern Australia raises 500 baby spectacled flying foxes each year. The youngsters have lost their mothers to a disease caused by ticks. The adult flying foxes suffer paralysis when bitten by ticks, and workers from the animal orphanage care for the babies hoping to release them back into the wild. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.

(Source: DCMP)

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Keywords:
animals, conservation

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  • Wild Chronicles: Flying Foxes And Tick Paralysis

    Type:
    Video
    Format:
    Streaming
    Accommodations:
    English Audio Descriptions - Visual, English Captions - Auditory
    Languages:
    English
    License:
    DCMP Membership
    Author:
    National Geographic Society
    Length:
    4 minutes