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Two Tasmanian Devils

Photo: Two Tasmanian devils
Two young devils pose in Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park in Taranna, Tasmania. The facility, a refuge for the island's injured and orphaned wildlife, is involved in the international response to the outbreak of the deadly devil facial tumor disease.
Photograph by Paul A. Souders/CORBIS

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