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A bat sanctuary in Australia has taken in around 160 fruitbats following recent flooding in Queensland.
The flying mammals were abandoned by their mothers because of the torrential rain and many have been adopted by Trish and Terry Wimberley's Advancetown's Australian Bat Clinic, Rex Features reports.
Trish said: "They need to be fed every four hours as well as have their swaddling changed.
"At the moment we're going through AU$1,000 (£620) worth of fruit a week plus huge amounts of human baby formula, which the baby bats drink. The washing machine and dryer have been going non-stop since the start of December."
© Luke Marsden/Newspix /Rex Features
The flying mammals were abandoned by their mothers because of the torrential rain and many have been adopted by Trish and Terry Wimberley's Advancetown's Australian Bat Clinic, Rex Features reports.
Trish said: "They need to be fed every four hours as well as have their swaddling changed.
"At the moment we're going through AU$1,000 (£620) worth of fruit a week plus huge amounts of human baby formula, which the baby bats drink. The washing machine and dryer have been going non-stop since the start of December."
© Rex Features
© Luke Marsden/Newspix /Rex Features
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