Tasmanian Devil?
LOL
Its a pity that these cute little guys will most likely become extinct over the next decade. For those not aware there has been a disease that causes cancerous facial growths which has been decimating the population. They only exist naturally in the wild in Tassie so there are no wild ones on mainland Australia.
Here is a related ABC news article:
The cancer, called Devil Facial Tumor Disease, causes contagious facial tumors and scientists estimate up to half the animals in the wild have been killed.
Although initially detected in the middle 1990s, the seriousness of the disease was not fully known until 2003 -- after killing an estimated 75,000 of the marsupials, ABC said.
The disease affects the animals' mouths and many die of starvation.
"This is a very, very serious disease," veterinarian and wildlife researcher David Obendorf told Australian TV. "We may well see the devil become extinct in the wild."
RE the Tornado here in Sth Aust, Man, we never get that sh!t! The weather is just damn weird .
I guess I forgot to mention the cyclone that was off the coast of Queensland last week too. Although that is quite a common occurance at this time of year.
