Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found
[ Wed, 1 Sep 2010 14:29:16 GMT ]

Researcher Alex Kreiss holds the Tasmanian Devil "Cedric" at the Menzies Research Institute of the University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia. Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said Wednesday.A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said Wednesday.


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