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Cedric’s death devils cancer research

Posted on behalf of Brendan Borrell

A Tasmanian devil who gave his life to saving his species from a contagious cancer has died at age 6.

Devil facial tumour disease was first documented in 1996 and is transmitted between animals when they bite one another and exchange contagious cells. Devil populations have since declined by 70%, and some believe the disease could wipe them out from the wild by 2040.

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