When the first people to arrive in Tasmania 40,000 years ago ventured into wilderness at night, they were greeted by what they could only imagine was the sound of demons from hell. The blood-curdling shrieks earned this unique marsupial its demonic name “Tasmanian devil,” and its cuter alt-name, “Beelzebub’s pup.” — Read the rest
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