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Australia horse deaths: Wild animals perish at dried-up waterhole
Source: BBC
Australia horse deaths: Wild animals perish at dried-up waterhole
24 January 2019
An extreme heatwave in Australia has led to the deaths of more than 90 wild horses in the outback, authorities say.
Rangers found dead and dying animals in a dried-up waterhole near Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, last week.
About 40 of the animals had already died from dehydration and starvation. Surviving horses were later culled.
Australia has experienced a fortnight of extreme heat that has broken dozens of records across the nation.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46981750
Rangers found the horses in a dried-up waterhole in the Northern Territory
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