First Tasmanian devils born wild in mainland Australia in 3,000 years

[pesco]

Originally published at: First Tasmanian devils born wild in mainland Australia in 3,000 years | Boing Boing

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[evnidetr]

Very cool, hopefully they fare a little better this time around on the main continent?

For those interested, Aussie Ark has a Devils project page here

[Dioptase1]

Footage of the baby being cared for

[Mangochin]

[anon87143080]

the tiny marsupials, which they say are the size of shelled peanuts

Does that mean peanuts with shells, or without?

[PsiPhiGrrrl]

Aww! Do they happen to eat mice? Asking for a farmer…

[euansmith]

Reading about the release, I was thinking of a possible follow-up headline, “Australia in grip of Devil Plague!”