Because of a deadly contagious cancer, the Tasmanian devil is now on the endangered species list. They're cute in spite they are devils )
"they're cute"? believe me helen, they bite also "cute" :-(
helen look at this picture, they are cute :lol:
are these animals are useful in some way for humans? I mean maybe they are eaten in New Zealand or maybe are used for producing remedies?
The Tasmanian state government estimates that the number of devils has dropped from around 150,000 in the mid-1990s to between 20,000 and 50,000 at the end of 2006.
the desease is spreading south and west, and scientists estimate that within five years, there will be no disease-free population in Tasmania - the only place in the world where the devils exist outside zoos.
It's a good thing If this cancer is specific only for tasmanians, since other animals could also die because of it.
Did you know their jaws are the most bone-crushing jaws on earth
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this is the nature. Animals eat each other, it's normal. People don't have to interfere their lives.
Find out how you can help tasmanian devils survive:
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This is how the above-mention desease (DFTD) manifest (if you are nervous, don't watch this)
I did read an article about the Tasmanian Devil in Orble...
According to the research, those little cute Tassie Devil are undergoing some evolutions to prevent the whole species from totally extinct on this Earth! Way to go, Tassie
how does this evolution manifest? Or maybe you wanna say the desease itself is an evolution?
willyoumind Wrote:I did read an article about the Tasmanian Devil in Orble...
According to the research, those little cute Tassie Devil are undergoing some evolutions to prevent the whole species from totally extinct on this Earth! Way to go, Tassie
What are you talking about willyoumind? How can they evolve if the disease is now killing them all over they live?
Have you heard of Natural Selection? This is a natural type of selection were only the animals which were able to perform the proper changes and adapt to the new conditions survive.