Category: Marsupials

Chlamydiosis Chlamydiosis Chlamydiosis Chlamydiosis
Posted in Bacterial Female Reproductive Male Reproductive Marsupials Urinary

๐‚๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ is infection with ๐‚๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐ข๐š, a species of bacteria. Youโ€™ve probably heard of Chlamydia in people!

Devil Facial Tumour Disease Devil Facial Tumour Disease Devil Facial Tumour Disease Devil Facial Tumour Disease
Posted in Integument Marsupials Neoplastic

๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž is a type of transmissible cancer that has been devastating Tasmanian devil populations in Australia. At one point, over 80% of the Tasmanian devil population was lost due to this disease, making scientists very concerned the species would go extinct. The tumour primarily affects the face, causing large masses and interfering with the devilโ€™s ability to eat. The devils often end up starving to death because they simply canโ€™t cope with the large masses.