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EmmasOneandOnly
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« on: February 03, 2006, 07:20:09 AM »
Could some of are Australian Yaks give me some information on this Undecided I heard on CNN that the Tasmanian Devils, found only on the island of Tasmania, are dying out because of a face cancer passed to each other by bitting. Thanks

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« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2006, 07:27:45 AM »
They have a facial tumour which causes them to starve to death. The latest study shows that it is apprently transmissible, ie passed on when one devil bites another and infects it.
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« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2006, 07:29:33 AM »
Poor things Embarrassed

Is there any way of saving some of them?
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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2006, 07:30:52 AM »
Im not sure...i think they are trying to quaratine them etc..this is an article about it from a paper is Melbourne
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/tasmanian-devil-disease-identified-as-a-cancer/2006/02/02/1138836372919.html
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« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2006, 07:34:32 AM »
Thanks for the link Smiley

So this has been going on for years but have recently just gotten worse Huh
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« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2006, 07:42:30 AM »
looks like it
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« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2006, 06:54:22 PM »
It sounds dreadful - very X Filesey... I hope that something can be done for TTs living in the wild Sad
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« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2006, 08:59:55 PM »
Quote from: Mike on February 03, 2006, 07:20:09 AM
Could some of are Australian Yaks give me some information on this Undecided I heard on CNN that the Tasmanian Tigers, found only on the island of Tasmania, are dying out because of a face cancer passed to each other by bitting. Thanks

You might want to change the title of the post from "Tasmanian Tigers" to "Tasmanian Devils".

Very interesting article.  I hope they're able to control it so we don't lose another species...
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« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2006, 09:12:02 PM »
Not a bad idea Mike! When I first read the post I thought that the Tasmanian Tigers might be some form of football team Wink I thought they had irresponsibly been training outside right near to the hole in the Ozone layers without sunblock Tongue
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« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2006, 01:45:01 AM »
Oh sorry, I got that from a book I was reading Lips Sealed
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