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Cassandra Morgan

BIZARRE: Tasmanian devil decline changing quoll genetics - What They Never Told You

Spotted-tailed quolls are changing how they hunt and feed as Tasmanian devil numbers decline. (HANDOUT/UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA)

Spotted-tailed quolls appear to have the top of the food chain in their sights as dwindling Tasmanian devil numbers lead to changes in their genetics. 

The decline in devils, the state's top predator species, because of highly contagious facial cancer, has left quolls with less competition, researchers say.

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