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Gruesome mass discovery of dead Tasmanian devils prompts plea for action Posted ThuThursday 11 updated FriFriday 12 Locals in Woolnorth say 10 Tasmanian devils have been found dead in five days. ( Share Print text only Cancel The Greens have pleaded for federal government intervention after a spate of bloody Tasmanian devil deaths on roads in the far north-west of the state. Key points: Locals in Woolnorth say 10 Tasmanian devils have been found dead in just five days on or near the Van Dairy property Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson is calling for the Save the Tasmanian Devil program to be...

More Mammals Are Hiding Their Secret Glow First it was platypuses. Now we may be dealing with glowing Tasmanian devils, echidnas and wombats. Stuffed bare-nosed wombats fluoresce under a black light at the Western Australia Museum. Credit...Western Australia Museum By Cara Giaimo Were platypuses just the beginning? In October, researchers reported that the already perplexing animals fluoresce a psychedelic blue-green color under black light. The species joined a short list of mammals known to do this, including opossums and flying squirrels. Since the study came out, others have begun their ...