Heat-associated mortality events are common in areas like the Australian Outback, but a recent incident in South Africa that killed nearly 50 birds in a day has scientists worried.
It was in the searing heat of the afternoon when the staff at the Pongola Nature Reserve noticed that something was wrong.
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