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This photo is from Tasmanian Devil Pictures
Scarred Tasmanian Devil
Photograph by Jason Edwards
Most adult Tasmanian devils bear facial scars from the many run-ins these irascible marsupials have with one another. Such injuries are usually the result of mating duels, but feeding spats can turn nasty as well. Scientists think these facial bites are the way devil facial tumor disease is being spread among devils.