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TIL of the nocturnal eastern quoll, a cat-sized marsupial once extinct in Australia then re-introduced from Tasmania. Quolls are related to Tasmanian devils; both are carnivorous marsupials, and quolls have been known to snatch food from Tasmanian devils.

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