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Plenty of mothers have referred to their offspring as 'little devils', but Tasmanian devil mums Phoenix and Lucy would be correct to do so.
At Melbourne's Healsville Sanctuary, baby devils had their first vet checks yesterday at the Australian Wildlife Health Centre. Blood was collected from the animals and they were microchipped.
This breeding season, 21 baby devils - or joeys - were born at Healsville Sanctuary. The species faces extinction in the wild due to Devil Facial Tumour Disease.
Better the devil you know...
Seeded on Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:08 PM EST
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