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Of the five mammals native to Christmas Island, only one is left – the Christmas Island flying fox. The other four have gone extinct, along with several reptile species. And the weird thing is, the birds of Christmas Island are the cause… or, at least, their poop is.
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Sources:
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conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/csp2.358
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Check out Manta Sleep here tinyurl.com/54xsxtt4 and make sure to use bizarrebeasts for 10% off your order! And then, take a nap!
Of the five mammals native to Christmas Island, only one is left – the Christmas Island flying fox. The other four have gone extinct, along with several reptile species. And the weird thing is, the birds of Christmas Island are the cause… or, at least, their poop is.
Support the show by getting an Endling pin: https://complexly.store/products/endlings-hourglass-pin
Endlings portrait illustrations are by Zoe Keller. You can find out more about her and her work here: zoekeller.com
Wondering if we used AI to create graphics (or thumbnails or scripts!) for this video? Nope! Every Complexly video is lovingly, painstakingly human-made.
Follow us on socials:
Instagram: instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow
Facebook: facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social
#BizarreBeasts #christmasIsland #australia
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Sources:
archive.org/details/amonographchris00andrgoog/page/n41/mode/2up
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/csp2.358
theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/15/scientists-fear-this-cute-and-chonky-flying-fox-could-be-one-cyclone-away-from-extinction
theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/18/christmas-island-forest-skinks-lizard-extinct-aoe
https://christmasislandnationalpark.gov.au/discover/history/
blog.geolsoc.org.uk/2013/12/18/door-18-history-and-geology-of-christmas-island
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/parks-heritage/national-parks/christmas-island-national-park/publications/final-report-christmas-island-expert-working-group
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/strategy/priority-places/christmas-island
st1.asflib.net/MEDIA/ASF-CD/ASF-M-00247/HRK/6CI/CIPoster.pdf
https://news.uq.edu.au/2020-03-22-christmas-island-discovery-redraws-map-life
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S003101821930327X?via%3Dihub
shaimeirilab.weebly.com/uploads/5/5/3/3/5533843/ali_et_al._2020_redrawing_wallaces_line.pdf
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/81746.pdf
https://www.christmas.net.au/nature-wildlife
intechopen.com/chapters/62618
britannica.com/place/Christmas-Island
https://prlgroup.com.au/about-us/our-history/
doi.org/10.71747/uow-r3gk326m.28139222
https://www.christmas.net.au/christmas-island-history
https://prlgroup.com.au/our-business/resources-energy/cirp-christmas-island-phosphates/
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/clock-is-ticking-the-australian-island-facing-an-uncertain-future/0ob1ta2k1
https://connectsci.au/az/article/37/1/1/267061/Mammal-extinction-by-introduced-infectious-disease
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0003602
d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/83098682/am00043-libre.pdf?1648936043=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DThe_decline_and_current_status_of_the_Ch.pdf&Expires=1776203363&Signature=AZClvi~teGJe-N0eH9yb9Vat-cyZ8IH4ZUv4lVyv8aJU3uapZ9DdIuJSWKIiR60BMx7eQTmOE64N6PRtY0uzMxRhJzNST-~zbnH-920WpxPHTCUIbdZsVNqxoegGxFRk2xSmg5zSH~Nbi4K~IRPx0npFGztdryWTJyEzK-UuqnPHZnoGyWnBzu~3Ot8Q7cSgW9mCWr9qPGwRZjBu7RMOPMRYBfZiQ2yaSZ5bE5Wgycoyb~U4pz0nOJWww12nJaVJJqKVKvlL5qcnpDCqXtKJA0jpzbML5kGf0y~WAkuXjiWnI7KYu0c65ALEcvwZR8ES728rWGSDHgR~jZhE6qU~Jw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA
theconversation.com/and-then-there-were-none-australias-only-shrew-declared-extinct-265988
news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/christmas-island-shrew-officially-declared-extinct-iucn
https://invasives.org.au/our-work/ending-extinctions/extinct-christmas-island-pipistrelle/
iucnredlist.org/species/136769/209549918
therevelator.org/extinction-christmas-island-bat
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/81746.pdf
https://christmasislandnationalpark.gov.au/discover/nature/animals/ci-flying-fox
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/env/pages/2cd790fe-e19b-4c90-8589-d5f7026b5477/files/64801-conservation-advice.pdf
https://christmasislandnationalpark.gov.au/discover/nature/
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Images:
docs.google.com/document/d/1ChMzqtHdWYE0uWv4If5MUdrYpFNbHia5JrMgF6DHcpY/edit?tab=t.0
