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20 May 2008

Tasmanian Devil Endangered ..."as a result of a deadly and disfiguring cancer outbreak." Sorry for the downer, but, WOW. "The disease, a fast-growing head tumor which spreads over the marsupial's face and mouth and prevents it from eating, often killing it within months, has cut the island's devil population in the wild by as much as 60 percent." Wow. Just Wow. Signs of the end? Screwed up ol' world, in'nit?

post by: shane at: 23:02 | 10 comments

whaddaya wookin' at me for?
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posted by jonmc 20 May | 23:07

This is so sad. Poor puppies.

posted by MonkeyButter 20 May | 23:10

Awww, they're so cute :-(

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 20 May | 23:39

(I named my Isuzu Amigo "Taz". Well, he came on the mudflaps.)

Yeah, unfortunately this isn't news -- it's been happening for a while now.

Devil facial tumor disease -- 'pedia

In better and somewhat complementary Tasmanian extinction news, scientists have recently successfully transferred Tasmanian tiger DNA to a mouse. Maybe on some future Isla Nubla ...

And related to that, back to your downer note, is this not one of the saddest YouTubes? It looks content enough, but it was the. very. last. one. It was 1933, how could we have been so dumb as to let this happen? I know, I know. Visit ye polar bears while ye can.

posted by stilicho 21 May | 03:15

aaarggh! I didn't know about this. Shit.

posted by taz 21 May | 04:34

There's a really great article in a recent issue of Harper's about this - I read it early April, I think.

posted by mdonley 21 May | 05:19

Yikes. I'd be worried about that cancer spreading to other species.

posted by Orange Swan 21 May | 07:50

Geez. That's sad. You know what I think about that?

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posted by Miko 21 May | 09:23

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posted by shane 21 May | 19:51

Yeah, it's a sad state of affairs, all right. Scientists are working hard to find a cure, but don't seem confident of doing so before they become extinct :-(

posted by dg 22 May | 03:48

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