Witness the transformation to an accurately coloured Tasmanian devil!

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Some dasyurid rear foot comparisons for

Tasmanian devil, spotted-tailed quoll & Eastern quoll

Note the extra digit on the STQ compared to the others

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Tasmanian devil litters can have multiple paternity

A litter of 4 joeys can have up to 4 different fathers

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Kind of awesomely, these pictures are actually the same animals, taken 6 months apart!

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Most Tasmanian devil joeys are born around the start of April - they're only around the size of a grain of rice at this point, and remain in the pouch until around 5/6 months old

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At one time, Tasmanian devils were in danger of extinction due to persecution by settlers and destruction of forest habitat, but populations have since stabilized due to protective laws.
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