Teen Skepchick’s Reality Checks 1.10

• A new study indicates that the West African lion is nearly extinct. (via Scientific American)
• Nearly 100,000 bats have died as a result of the Australian heatwave. (via Discovery News)
• Science fails 7-year-old girl spectacularly by not creating a dragon. (via Jezebel)
• Scientists discover almost 200 new species of glow-y fish. (via Wired)

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