In the clip of the screen on the Internet, the bat army invaded Australia, and with the sensational headline that helicopters could not land, it was easy to cause people to be shocked, and further demonized the bat as an animal.
But the truth is not what you see, they are not devils, but a unique species of Australia, the scientific name is gray-headed fox, the Australian people even gave them a nickname flying fox - flying fox, because they are furry, round and large like foxes.
Although the wingspan can reach a meter long, flying foxes do not easily attack humans, and they are vegetarian animals, mainly eating nectar pollen and fruits. Pollen and seeds from more than 100 species of australian native trees and plants are mainly transmitted by them.
The reason for this bat phenomenon is the ongoing wildfire crisis in Australia, which has burned the original habitat of bats, and they have to flee en masse to find food and new places to live, which is why you will witness these animals that are used to nocturnal in broad daylight.
So this is not a bat invasion, on the contrary, it is likely to become the extinction of foxes, and it is completely different from the various screen-swiping hunting titles.
Australia and major media outlets around the world have used headlines to express concern that if wildfires continue to invade, they will cause devastating blows to Australian bats and may even exterminate their species. Although bats can fly and have a low probability of being burned to death, burning trees and vegetation by fire will cause a serious reduction in the main food fruits and plants of bats.
Perhaps it is a bit premature to talk about "what impact would the extinction of bats that played an important ecological role have on human beings" now, then we can at least remember that bat invasions are rumors, and bat escape is the truth.
During this period, bats are the most concerned wild animals, the cause is that scientists have found many deadly viruses that can infect humans, and the origin may be related to bats, which has led many people to the point of talking about bat discoloration.
In fact, it should not be ignored that the virus that triggered the epidemic was not transmitted by wild animals actively contacting humans, but was infected by humans hunting and eating them. So ah, what is really sinful and terrible are those who like to eat wild game, not bats.
Whether it is bats, civets or pangolins, these wild animals are an important link in the ecological chain of the earth, a large part of them have survived on the earth for much longer than humans, what we have to do is not to hunt or even eat, but to do as much as possible not to disturb and harm, to protect their habitat.
To make a perhaps inappropriate analogy, we cannot destroy all the knives in this world just because a gangster stabs an innocent person. It is the gangsters who are evil, not the knives that have played many positive roles at the same time with the continuous evolution of human civilization. Many recent events remind us that civilization can only truly progress if we continue to look inward for our own problems and causes.
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