the Tasmanian devil is unique to Tasmania and is the islands unofficial
Tasmania and is the islands unofficial
Tasmania and is the islands unofficial mascot it is a rural cleaner playing a
mascot it is a rural cleaner playing a
mascot it is a rural cleaner playing a vital role in the ecosystem by devouring
vital role in the ecosystem by devouring
vital role in the ecosystem by devouring carcasses that might otherwise lead to
carcasses that might otherwise lead to
carcasses that might otherwise lead to disease full-grown Tasmanian devils are
disease full-grown Tasmanian devils are
disease full-grown Tasmanian devils are famous fighters their ferocity is
famous fighters their ferocity is
famous fighters their ferocity is legendary particularly when it comes to
legendary particularly when it comes to
legendary particularly when it comes to food once these scavengers find a
food once these scavengers find a
food once these scavengers find a carcass in the forest it’s a feeding
carcass in the forest it’s a feeding
carcass in the forest it’s a feeding frenzy
pound for pound Tasmanian devils have
pound for pound Tasmanian devils have the most powerful bite in the world
the most powerful bite in the world
the most powerful bite in the world designed for ripping open carcasses and
designed for ripping open carcasses and
designed for ripping open carcasses and crushing bones
Wildlife Photographer Cristo bars sets
Wildlife Photographer Cristo bars sets out on a journey which will make history
he is hoping to photograph the elusive
he is hoping to photograph the elusive nocturnal creature the Tasmanians called
nocturnal creature the Tasmanians called
nocturnal creature the Tasmanians called the devil but nothing in the world could
the devil but nothing in the world could
the devil but nothing in the world could prepare him for what walks in front of
prepare him for what walks in front of
prepare him for what walks in front of his lens
what he photographs looks like something
what he photographs looks like something out of a horror film suddenly another
out of a horror film suddenly another
out of a horror film suddenly another grossly distorted Tasmanian Devil
grossly distorted Tasmanian Devil
grossly distorted Tasmanian Devil emerges from the dark another what is
emerges from the dark another what is
emerges from the dark another what is happening in the forests of Tasmania
happening in the forests of Tasmania
happening in the forests of Tasmania what is creating these disfigurements
its given the name devil facial tumour
its given the name devil facial tumour disease or DFTD it’s a new strain of
disease or DFTD it’s a new strain of
disease or DFTD it’s a new strain of cancer the fact that there was no record
cancer the fact that there was no record
cancer the fact that there was no record of this sort of disease showed us we had
of this sort of disease showed us we had
of this sort of disease showed us we had a new problem and devils seem to have a
a new problem and devils seem to have a
a new problem and devils seem to have a new problem
Tasmanian Devils have been found with a
Tasmanian Devils have been found with a new kind of cancer three different
new kind of cancer three different
new kind of cancer three different locations same disease but where has
locations same disease but where has
locations same disease but where has this cancer suddenly come from on the
this cancer suddenly come from on the
this cancer suddenly come from on the Australian mainland the devil is
Australian mainland the devil is
Australian mainland the devil is believed to have been wiped out by
believed to have been wiped out by
believed to have been wiped out by dingoes over 400 years ago the island is
dingoes over 400 years ago the island is
dingoes over 400 years ago the island is the last devil outpost but for over a
the last devil outpost but for over a
the last devil outpost but for over a century Devils were hunted and poisoned
century Devils were hunted and poisoned
century Devils were hunted and poisoned by farmers by the 1930s their numbers
by farmers by the 1930s their numbers
by farmers by the 1930s their numbers had fallen to a dangerously low level
had fallen to a dangerously low level
had fallen to a dangerously low level and killing devils was outlawed in 1941
and killing devils was outlawed in 1941
and killing devils was outlawed in 1941 now when they started to build up again
now when they started to build up again
now when they started to build up again because they started with a very low
because they started with a very low
because they started with a very low number of Devils we obviously got quite
number of Devils we obviously got quite
number of Devils we obviously got quite a lot of inbreeding inbreeding means
a lot of inbreeding inbreeding means
a lot of inbreeding inbreeding means Devils are genetically alike so their
Devils are genetically alike so their
Devils are genetically alike so their immune systems recognize the infectious
immune systems recognize the infectious
immune systems recognize the infectious cancer cells as their own cells and
cancer cells as their own cells and
cancer cells as their own cells and don’t fight them if the Devils were more
don’t fight them if the Devils were more
don’t fight them if the Devils were more genetically dissimilar the cancer cells
genetically dissimilar the cancer cells
genetically dissimilar the cancer cells would appear to be alien and their
would appear to be alien and their
would appear to be alien and their immune systems would respond most of the
immune systems would respond most of the
immune systems would respond most of the devil’s here are very closely related so
devil’s here are very closely related so
devil’s here are very closely related so the wrong disease can go right through
the wrong disease can go right through
the wrong disease can go right through the population and that’s what we’re
the population and that’s what we’re
the population and that’s what we’re seeing
seeing
seeing the mystery the mutant Devils is solved
the ultimate challenge is next how to
the ultimate challenge is next how to save the devil
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