Sentences with phrase «carnivorous marsupials»
Tasmanian devils are the largest carnivorous marsupials in the world and an integral part of Australia's natural heritage.
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In her radio - tracking work, Dr Meri Oakwood has found similarly high mortality in quolls (carnivorous marsupials).
ONLY 15 years ago, the future of the best known carnivorous marsupial looked secure.
The Tasmanian Devil, also referred to simply as «the devil», is a carnivorous marsupial now found only in the Australian island state of Tasmania.
Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD) has ravaged the world's largest carnivorous marsupial since it emerged in 1996, resulting in a population decline of over 90 %.
A BIZARRE infectious cancer seems to be the cause of the fatal facial tumours that are wiping out Tasmanian devils, the world's largest surviving carnivorous marsupial.
Several species — such as the thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial, or the forest ox known as the kouprey — have been searched for many times without success, that likely indicates they really are extinct, Fisher and Blomberg suggest.
«This mirrors what happened with another carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian devil, which still lives in Tasmania.
The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, was a carnivorous marsupial and the apex predator in Tasmania.
Two groups — the turtles and carnivorous marsupial — are overrepresented, while most groups of threatened species are the result of opportunistic collections rather than a major focus.
Contrary to this zoos have a heavy focus on threatened turtles (Testudines) and carnivorous marsupial (Dasyuromorphia).
It is a nocturnal, carnivorous marsupial about the size of a pit bull with an aggressive disposition and a territorial ferocity when protecting food, fighting for a mate or when confronted by another animal.
In Australia, cats can be a threat to quolls, a carnivorous marsupial, and other indigenous wildlife if dingoes or Tasmanian devils are not around to keep them in check.
The world's largest carnivorous marsupial has sharp fangs, screeches like it's possessed, and devours food with a ferocity unmatched in the Australian... Read More
In Tasmania, you'll see the famed Tasmanian devil, a carnivorous marsupial with the appearance of a small, stocky dog.A tour highlight is a unique journey on the legendary Ghan Train.
Their latest project is by far their most ambitious, with the couple attempting to resurrect the tiger quoll — the largest carnivorous marsupial on the Australian mainland.
Not exact matches
So far, Archer has found remains of carnivorous kangaroos, marsupial lions, giant snakes, tree - climbing crocodiles, miniature tyrannosaurs, prehistoric lungfish, and the largest - ever bird, a 10 - foot - tall 1,000 - pounder that he likes to call the «demon duck of doom.»