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Luke Marsden / Newspix / Rex / Rex USA These baby bats in blankets are beyond cute, but they're also among the many animals affected by the massive flooding in Australia. The little guys pictured above are five of the 130 orphaned bats rescued by director Trish Wimberley and the other caretakers at the Australian Bat Clinic and Wildlife Trauma Centre. Saving These Babies Young bats are extremely susceptible during natural disasters such as floods because they feed on the ground, where they're vulnerable. Rescued baby bats are bottle-fed and kept hanging on clotheslines or in special intensive care units for four weeks or so, until they're ready to fly on their own. Wimberley emphasizes ...