{"id":53,"date":"2024-12-20T14:47:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T14:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/megastorytales.com\/?p=53"},"modified":"2024-12-20T14:47:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T14:47:38","slug":"gang-finds-unusually-spiky-creatures-in-nest-takes-a-closer-look-and-jaws-drop-when-they-realize-what-kind-of-animals-they-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/megastorytales.com\/archives\/53","title":{"rendered":"Gang finds unusually spiky creatures in nest \u2013 takes a closer look and jaws drop when they realize what kind of animals they are"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class='\"entry-header\"'>\n<div class='\"entry-meta\"'>\n\n<p><a class='\"image-link\"' href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/rznews777.store%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/12%5C/469840035_122198624984209864_1059122713588398397_n.jpg%5C%22"><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"attachment-hitmag-featured' size-hitmag-featured wp-post-image src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/rznews777.store%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/12%5C/469840035_122198624984209864_1059122713588398397_n-526x400.jpg%5C%22" sizes='\"auto,' srcset='\"https:\/\/rznews777.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/469840035_122198624984209864_1059122713588398397_n-526x400.jpg' https: alt='\"\"' width='\"526\"' height='\"400\"'>\n<div class='\"entry-content\"'>\n<p><strong>There is now hope for a species that was on the brink of extinction.\n<p><strong>A group of researchers in Australia is thrilled after their efforts to propagate the species seem to have succeeded.\n<p>Recently, ecologists at the\u00a0Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary\u00a0in Australia made a stunning discovery.\n</p><p>In the sanctuary, they found a litter of newborn and spiky little creatures.\n</p><div id='\"newsner-548c57976dc372a76ae1c163262ed246\"' class='\"newsner-548c57976dc372a76ae1c163262ed246' newsner-amp_article_inside_content>\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image' size-full><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"wp-image-41168\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn-stories.newsner.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/sites%5C/3%5C/2024%5C/02%5C/08091906%5C/chudith.jpg%5C%22" sizes='\"auto,' srcset='\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/08091906\/chudith.jpg' https: alt='\"\"' width='\"1024\"' height='\"928\"'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>Wikipedia Commons\n<p>But these are not just any creatures. They belong to the species \u201cwestern quolls,\u201d which are a specific type of marsupial carnivore.\n</p><p>Previously, the species was scattered throughout Australia, but since the first Europeans began populating Australia, the population of the species has dramatically declined.\n</p><p>Nowadays, the western quolls, also known as chuditchs, are only found in the southwestern corner of\u00a0Australia, and only in small clusters.\n</p><p>This species of marsupial grows to about the size of a cat and plays a significant role in the ecosystem. They help control populations of smaller invertebrates, as well as certain reptiles and birds.\n</p><div id='\"newsner-b84f87b1696c09532a4d61b99742ca3f\"' class='\"newsner-b84f87b1696c09532a4d61b99742ca3f' newsner-amp_article_inside_content>\n<div id='\"newsner-1634557711\"' class='\"newsner-article_inside_content\"'>\n<p>Over the past few months, researchers have been working to reintroduce the marsupials to the Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary, an area where they had previously been extinct.\n</p><p>Now, with the recent discovery of baby marsupials, it\u2019s clear that the researchers have succeeded. It seems that the animals are thriving there and have no issues reproducing.\n</p><p>\u201cThrough regular monitoring, we can see the quolls are doing well at the sanctuary and encountering the first pouch young is a positive sign that they have adjusted to the new environment,\u201d said Georgina Anderson, AWC Senior Field Ecologist.\n</p><p>\u201cOne quoll that we\u2019ve named Aang is a regular at camera traps we set up at the release sites. He is one of our largest and most striking quolls with a personality to match \u2013 often making rounds of multiple sites to collect the chicken we use as lures and disrupting our bait canisters,\u201d she added.\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>There is now hope for a species that was on the brink of extinction. 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