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Australia to build the world's largest solar power plant (news.az)

submitted 2 months ago by Espiritdescali to c/futurology

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[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Environmentalists agreed to issue the permit only after the developers assured the authorities of their commitment to protecting the habitats of the local chipmunk species—the rabbit-eared bandicoots.

Bandicoots are chipmunks?

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[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I had the same question. According to Britannica, Australian bandicoots are marsupials, not rodents.

https://www.britannica.com/animal/bandicoot

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