by Mike Krumboltz
The Tasmanian Devil has a reputation for being an unstoppable force of energy and destruction (thanks, of course, to the cartoon character). But in the real world, the species is facing an epic struggle for survival, and it appears to be losing.
The species has seen its population plummet over the last several years. The reason has to do with a type of infectious cancer called devil facial tumor disease. Scientific American reports that the disease has has killed off as
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