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Cy the Cyborg 🏳️‍⚧️♿️

It's been a while since I shared anything from my comics, so I did this between commissions!
Ruby is one of the 6 main characters in my wheelchair basketball comic I'm working on (and honestly, she's one of my favourites)! She's an Eastern Quoll who comes from a family of athletic high-achievers and Olympians, and is under a lot of pressure to live up to their expectations in a world that doesn't see her as equal to her other athlete relatives. 
Ruby is a high-pointer, meaning that, on paper at least, her disability has less impact on her ability to play - though not necessarily on her day-to-day life. This is an especially important distinction to make for Ruby in particular, as her disability (EDS) does impact her daily life and does impact how she plays, but not in a way that neatly fits into wheelchair basketball's points-based classification system, which causes some...issues for her later in the series.
#Furry #SFWFurry #FurryArt #Quoll #Disabled #Disability #WheelchairSports #WheelchairBasketball

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NSW.Biodiversity

Lethal second-generation rat poisons are killing endangered quolls and Tasmanian devils

"...These potent poisons do not magically disappear after the rodent is dead. For example, it’s well known owls who eat poisoned rodents suffer the same slow death from internal bleeding."

"Half of the 52 animals we tested had these poisons in their bodies. Some had died from it. These species are already threatened by foxes and feral cats. Rat poison is yet another threat – and one they may not be able to survive. Other countries have moved to ban these poisons. But in Australia, they’re widely available."

"Four other threatened Australian species – the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle, Tasmanian masked owl, powerful owl and Carnaby’s black cockatoo – have previously been found to be exposed to these rodenticides. Our research takes this tally to nine threatened species." >>
theconversation.com/lethal-sec
#Pesticides #rodenticides #bromadiolone #quoll #eagles #TasmanianDevil #cats #biodiversity

The ConversationLethal second-generation rat poisons are killing endangered quolls and Tasmanian devilsSecond generation rat poisons are so potent that they’re banned for home use in Europe and North America. But here, you can pick them up at Bunnings or Coles.
Global Museum

“Can I pet that dog?” In this case, we don’t recommend it. The spotted-tail quoll is actually an Australian marsupial predator. It uses a powerful bite to dispatch prey including birds and small mammals. Its hisses and screams have been likened to the sounds of a circular saw!

American Museum of Natural History
@AMNH #Quoll #Australia

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> What The Duck?!: Why do Quolls have spots?

Episode webpage: abc.net.au/listen/programs/wha

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ABC listen · Why do Quolls have spots? - ABC listenImagine you've just been cancelled for a controversial opinion about Taylor Swift's musical output, and you have to go to ground. You can act like the Olsen twins, and hide behind big glasses and a big coat. Or you could take a lesson from nature and blend in, like a proverbial spotty quoll into the bush. When it comes to camouflage and animal markings, there's a lot we can learn from the animal kingdom. Featuring: Dr Belinda Wilson, The Australian National University. Associate Professor Tanya Latty, University of Sydney. Dr Quentin Fogg, University of Melbourne. Dr Kaia Tombak, Purdue University.  Professor Marc Holderied, Bristol University. Production: Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer. Petria Ladgrove, Producer. Additional mastering: Isabella Tropiano.
#quoll#AustralianWildlife
Australian Geographic

They say the people you spend the most time with rub off on you – and this saying extends to the animal kingdom.

Falling populations of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) in areas where spotted quolls (Dasyurus maculatus) also reside means quolls are travelling shorter distances to scavenge and breed – decreasing genetic exchange between individuals.

So, what are the genetic implications? And are quolls evolving due to these environmental changes? ausgeo.co/quollgenes

#ausgeo #australia #seeaustralia #quoll #spottedquoll #wildoz #tasmania #wildlife #exploremore
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #biodiversity #ecology #biology #nature #wildlife #science #scientist

Australian Geographic · Declining devils force quoll evolutionBy Candice Marshall
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