The Dingo Didn’t Eat Your Tasmanian Devil - TIME
网页2014年1月10日 · Dingoes were long blamed form hunting the Tasmanian devils off Australia. But a new study shows that human beings should get more of the blame
Tasmanian devil - Wikipedia
网页The Tasmanian devil is the largest surviving carnivorous marsupial. It has a squat, thick build, with a large head and a tail which is about half its body length. Unusually for a marsupial, its forelegs are slightly longer than its hind legs, and devils can run up to 13 km/h (8.1 mph) for short distances.
Tasmanian devil | Habitat, Population, Size, & Facts | Britannica
网页2024年7月24日 · Overall, female offspring outnumber males about two to one. The Tasmanian devil became extinct on the Australian mainland thousands of years ago, possibly following the introduction of the dingo. In 1996 the number of Tasmanian devils living on Tasmania was estimated to be more than 150,000.
From dingos to Tasmanian devils - Australian Geographic
网页Australia has been slow to support and attempt large carnivore rewilding. But we can learn valuable lessons from the relocation of Tasmanian devils to an offshore haven, Maria Island. Devils were introduced to safeguard the species against the severe population decline from devil facial tumour disease.
From the dingo to the Tasmanian devil - The Conversation
网页2023年2月20日 · Australia has been slow to support and attempt large carnivore rewilding. But we can learn valuable lessons from the relocation of Tasmanian devils to an offshore haven, Maria Island. Devils...
Marsupial extinctions: don’t blame the dingoes - The …
网页2014年1月10日 · The hypothesis is that when dingoes spread through the mainland, they were smarter, faster and more versatile predators than their marsupial counterparts, who lost the battle for survival. But our...
Dingoes, devils may be angels in disguise › News in Science …
网页2008年6月16日 · A new paper to be published in the May edition of Trends in Ecology and Evolution suggests dingoes and Tasmanian devils could control invasive species, such as cats and foxes, as well as overabundant herbivores.
Dingoes cleared of mainland extinctions - Australian Geographic
网页2013年9月9日 · DINGOES HAVE BEEN UNJUSTLY blamed for the extinction of the Tasmanian tiger and the Tasmanian devil on the Australian mainland, a study has found. In a paper published in the journal Ecology, researchers from the University of Adelaide say Aboriginal populations and a shift in climate are more likely responsible.
Tasmanian devil, facts and photos - National Geographic
网页The Tasmanian devil is the world's largest carnivorous marsupial, reaching 30 inches in length and weighing up to 26 pounds, although its size will vary widely depending on where it lives...
Maybe Dingoes Don’t Deserve Their Bad Rap | Smithsonian
网页2014年1月13日 · For thousands of years, the Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus), a wolf-like marsupial with tiger-esque stripes, dominated mainland Australia’s food chain, along with the Tasmanian...