Aussie Ark introduces Tasmanian devil joeys Knuckle and Blaze

Tasmanian devil joeys Knuckle and Blaze are being hand-raised at Aussie Ark and are available to meet the public.

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00:00 It's wonderful to show you the two youngest Tasmanian Devils we have in care, Knuckles

00:05 and Blaze.

00:06 Aren't they just adorable?

00:08 The Tasmanian Devil have a big white patch on their rump which is called a blaze and

00:12 Knuckles got his name from Sonic the Hedgehog.

00:15 Knuckles and Blaze.

00:19 These two adorable youngsters are five months old.

00:21 They've been in my care and I've been hand raising them for the last four weeks.

00:27 Now Tasmanian Devils go through three oestrus cycles in a year.

00:30 February, April and June/July.

00:34 These are third oestrus joeys so this is why they're so small this time of year.

00:39 Knuckles and Blaze are in my care because Mum was quite a small devil.

00:42 She had four joeys and they were struggling a little bit so I've hand raised two and left

00:47 two with Mum.

00:49 Mum is now thriving with the two joeys she's got and Knuckles and Blaze are growing bigger

00:53 every day.

00:56 Once Knuckles and Blaze are fully independent they'll go back into our world famous breeding

01:00 program at Aussie Ark to help save their species.

01:05 If you would like to help support Knuckles and Blaze on their journey go to aussieark.org.au

01:09 today and donate.

01:12 Better still, come up to the Barrington Tops this January for our open days and see Knuckles

01:16 and Blaze in person.

01:18 Book your tickets online and we'll see you then.

01:20 I can't wait.

01:21 [Music]

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