Epidemiology Outbreaks of Hendra virus have been recorded across Queensland and New South Wales. Since its first emergence in 1994, there have been 49 recorded outbreaks of Hendra, all involving infection of horses. As a result of these events, over 80 horses have died or been euthanased (AVA, 2014). 7 human cases of infection have occurred involving individuals in close contact with infected horses, with 4 of these individuals dying, giving a fatality rate of 57% (DAFF, 2013). Fruit bats (flying
native mammals in Fiji. There are six species in Fiji, out of six five are threatened or endangered. There are two groups of bats, the two groups are called Megabats and Microbats. Not much is known about the Fijian Flying Fox. A large amount of research on Fiji bats have been limited according to published reports in 1985 on cave reports. Megabats: include all flying foxes they are also related to lemurs. They are vegetarian, have excellent night vision and most live in trees but some live in caves
Bats INTRODUCTION There are an innumerous amount of animal species in the world. They all have adapted and evolved to survive in their surroundings. Some have grown fins, others legs, and still others wings. One of the animals that has grown wings is the bat. The bat is a truly great creature. It has all the characteristics of mammals while also possessing the skill in flight of a bird. There are more than 800 species of bats in the world. They are of many different sizes, shapes, and lifestyles
INTRODUCTION There is an abundant amount of animal species in the world. They all have adapted and evolved to survive in their surroundings. Some have grown fins, others legs, and still others wings. One of the animals that has grown wings is the bat. The bat is a truly great creature. It has all the characteristics of mammals while also possessing the skill of a bird in flight. There are more than 800 species of bats in the world. They are of many different sizes, shapes, and lifestyles. They live
At first glance it seems that from the title, The Drowned World, is just another attempt by JG Ballard to publish a book that uses scientific reasoning to validate the impending doom and failure of man-kind to deal with climatic change. The title also suggests that the world has already succumbed to the fate of a disaster and has been flooded. Moreover, there are many visual clues suggesting the author’s approach to climate change falls in the genre of cli-fi. For instance, one of the clues is the