Tasmanian devil
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Tas·ma·ni·an dev·il
/ tazˈmānēən; -ˈmānyən/
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a heavily built marsupial (Sarcophilus harrisii, family Dasyuridae) with a large head, powerful jaws, and mainly black fur, found only in Tasmania. It is slow-moving and aggressive, feeding mainly on carrion.
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Analysis: Tasmanian devil facing extinction
Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR); 2/26/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Mooney with the Tasmanian Environment Department...MICK MOONEY (Tasmanian Environment Department...lots and lots of devils in that area...test to see if a devil has been infected...something that worries Tasmanians who consider the devil as something of...decimated population of ...
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What the Devil? What terrible scourge is wisping out the Tasmanian Devil?(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication; 11/18/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Most people know the Tasmanian devil from the Looney Tunes...real-life Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii...estimated 150,000 devils inhabited the Australian...CATASTROPHIC DISEASE Tasmanian devils experience something...dreadful disease called devil facial tumor ...
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Scientists Rush to Save Tasmanian Devils
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 4/12/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Scientists Rush to Save Tasmanian Devils Host: MELISSA BLOCK...home of the Tasmanian devil. (Soundbite of a Tasmanian...been to move healthy devils to zoos on the mainland...possibility of putting healthy devils on one or more Tasmanian islands. But that...lightly. The ...
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Tasmanian Devils
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 4/30/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...doing. SOUNDBITE OF TASMANIAN DEVILS GROWLING CHADWICK...from Tasmania. The devils sound bigger than they...SOUNDBITE OF TASMANIAN DEVIL SCREAMING CAROLYN HAMILTON...with extinction. The Tasmanian Devil most definitely is not...circumstances that have the devils ...
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Tasmanian devils threatened by contagious cancer
News Wire article from: AP Online; 1/24/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Tasmania is trying to save the devil. The Tasmanian devil, a ferocious, snarling fox...may become so dominant that the devil never comes back. Scientists...island, home to disease-free devils and World Heritage-listed rain...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Tasmanian devils facing the fight of their lives.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 1/25/2009; 700+ words
; ...save the devil. The Tasmanian devil, a ferocious, snarling...so dominant that the devil never comes back. Scientists...home to disease-free devils and World Heritage...wildlife to cattle. The Tasmanian fence would be built...who advises both the devil rescue and fox ...
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 "AAP General News (Australia)")
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TAS: Devils worshippers flock to Tasmanian ritual
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 8/29/2003; 700+ words
; ...00-00-0000 TAS: Devils worshippers flock to Tasmanian ritual By Libby Sutherland...HOBART, Aug 29 AAP - Devil worshippers flock to...an hour before the devil is sated. She rises...them keep track of devil numbers in the area...keeps an eye out for devils afflicted by a ...
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Tasmanian Devils Threatened; Australian State Plans Fence to Keep Face Cancer From Spreading
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/25/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Tasmania is trying to save the devil. The Tasmanian devil, a ferocious, snarling fox...may become so dominant that the devil never comes back. Scientists...island, home to disease-free devils and rain forests on the World...
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 "The Sunday Independent (South Africa)")
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Tasmanian devils fall prey to virulent facial cancer.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Independent (South Africa); 7/2/2006; 700+ words
; ...a favourite), the Tasmanian devil is not exactly endearing...ravaged the Tasmanian devil population, wiping...teeth. Many affected devils have died of starvation...generally over food. Tasmanian devils - the world's largest...is now riding to the devil's aid is just as ...
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Such a devil!(tasmanian devil)
Magazine article from: Hopscotch; 6/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...are those sounds? It's a Tasmanian devil! It lives in the wild in only...thought it looked like the "devil" and ran back into their houses...a small dog, the Tasmanian devil looks more like a little bear...red! Settlers thought the devils attacked their livestock...
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Tasmanian Devil
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...ready for an independent life. Tasmanian devils sleep in a den during the day...and wild dogs. Tasmanian devils feed on a wide range of species...Sometimes, individual Tasmanian devils will invade a chicken coop...out badly for the Tasmanian devil in the end. Because ...
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Tasmanian devil
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Tasmanian devil extremely voracious marsupial , or pouched...only on the island of Tasmania. The Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisi, formerly...areas. Like the related thylacine , or Tasmanian wolf, the Tasmanian devil has been relentlessly...
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Dasyuridae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
Dasyuridae( antechinus , dunnarts , quolls , Tasmanian devils ; order Dasyuromorphia , formerly part of Marsupialia...Guinea to Tasmania, although Sarcophilus harrisi (Tasmanian devil), a nocturnal predator and scavenger, is now...
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Marsupials
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...wallabies. The majority of marsupial species, such as kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, bandicoots, wombats, and Tasmanian devils inhabit the Australasian region (Australia, New Guinea, and the surrounding islands) to the east of Lombok in...
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McKimson, Robert
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Parking Hare ; Little Boy Boo ; Devil May Hare ; The Oily American...Boston Quackie ; Ducking the Devil ; Mouse-taken Identity ; Rabbit...the Wheel ; Freudy Cat ; Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare ; False Hare 1965...destructive beast known as The Tasmanian Devil and the voluble rooster...
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