Just imagine having a litter of Tasmanian devils to take care of:
Digby has a post on this, with more videos.
And if that doesn't satisfy your cute quotient for the day, I don't know what will.
With Tasmanian Devil numbers in the wild currently dwindling to between 15,000 and 50,000 individuals, every birth is significant. The mainland breeding program of which the Zoo is a part could play an important role in helping to re-establish healthy wild populations of the species in Tasmania if needed in future.
The Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It was once native to mainland Australia, but it is now found only in the wild on the island state of Tasmania, including tiny east coast Maria Island where there is a conservation project with disease-free animals.
Digby has a post on this, with more videos.
And if that doesn't satisfy your cute quotient for the day, I don't know what will.
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