Mclovin, a Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) housed at the San Diego Zoo
by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
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Been nervous about posting this since the new tumblr policy came out but here it is!!! Beasts of Brilliance, a formline collection of various animals that naturally have UV-reactive or bio-luminescent properties in the wild!! Working on this was pretty fun, I really enjoyed making it!
I'll be selling the first batch of the sticker sheets at Vancoufur this coming weekend!!
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The Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a small marsupial with a big reputation. They have one of the highest bite forces relative to body size of any mammal. Though they're primarily scavengers they will also hunt fresh meat, and often consume the entirety of their prey, bones and all.
Tasmanian devils are considered endangered. The biggest current threat is Devil Facial Tumor Disease, a contagious cancer first identified in 1996. Vehicular strikes, dogs, and hunting and trapping have also played a role in depleting devil populations.
Beginning in 2020, Tasmanian devil reintroduction has begun in mainland Australia, where they had been absent for over 3,000 years.
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A Tasmanian devil expert has uncovered an evolutionary quirk that sets carnivorous marsupials apart from the crowd—and the secret lies behind their smiles.
Professor Menna Jones from the University of Tasmania's School of Natural Sciences has been studying Tasmanian devils for more than 30 years, and her latest research confirms a significant, fundamental morphological difference found in devils compared to most other animals: They only get a single set of teeth.
The research was published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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Source details and larger version.
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Young Tasmanian devil, caught by the tail
By: Harry C. Raven
From: Natural History Magazine
1924
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An icon of my tassie devil! I decided to name her Luci ♥️
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The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a raccoon-sized marsupial—the world's largest carnivorous marsupial, in fact—found almost exclusively on the Australian island state of Tasmania.
Dave G. Houser / Getty Images
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Tasmania , just a blink of an eye ago
September 7th, 1936. The last captive thylacine, a male nicknamed "Benjamin", died from unknown reasons at the Hobart´s Beaumaris Zoo.
Two months later, thylacines became a legally protected species.
In 1982, park ranger Hans Naarding was surveying in north-west Tasmania when he stood for several minutes with his torchlight fixed on a thylacine. It is the last credible sighting of the animal in the wild.
That same year, the IUCN declared the Thylacine, commonly known as the "Tasmanian tiger", officially extinct.
Photos, videos and sightings have been regular since then, none really worthy of consideration as late evidence of the species' late survival.
Companies of questionable morality have promised to bring the species back from extinction through cloning and genetic engineering.
But the thylacine is gone forever. That's the hard truth.
We can try to convince ourselves that somewhere, hidden and far away from humans, they are still alive. We can try to convince ourselves that our advanced technology will reverse the mistakes of the past and change the natural order.
But the thylacine is gone, and that will not change.
This sad story leaves us with an important lesson: We must put all our efforts and resources into conserving the species that remain in our world.
May the Thylacine always remain an eternal reminder of what extinction means.
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