Australia fires: Horrifying footage shows charred remains of animals in New South Wales

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This horrific video shows the burnt out remains of some of the animals who have perished during Australia's wildfire crisis.

The grisly footage shows scores of dead animals, including kangaroos, lining the roadside in Batlow, New South Wales, where a man was killed while trying to defend his home from the bushfires.

Around one billion creatures are thought to have died after bushfires erupted in the country's south eastern states in September.

Experts warn that many more could be killed because they "don't stand a chance" against the extreme flames.

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