TASMANIAN DEVILS BORN IN THE WILD IN AUSTRALIA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 3,000 YEARS After being bombarded with a barrage of bad news about biodiversity extinction, we finally have wonderful news from the wilds of Australia. For the first time in 3,000 years, Tasmanian devils were born in the wild, Down-Under. The population of these marsupials, according to a report in CNN , had reduced after the arrival of the wild dog species known as Dingoes, on the mainland. Their numbers were further reduced because they fell victim to the Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD). Since it was discovered in 1996, DFTD killed 90 percent of the Tasmanian devil's population. For the first time in 3,000 years, Tasmanian devils were born in the wild in Australia. Tasmanian devils are carnivorous marsupial and have a coarse coat of black or brown fur. They look like baby bears but have either a white strip or a pa...
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