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  • 13/6/2025
‎Tasmania, Adalah sebuah alam yang sangat menakjubkan, Hutan-hutan purba nya yang lebat, telah menjadi panggung megah untuk sebuah kehidupan spesies-spesies unik, yang ada di dalamnya. Namun, sebagian besar dari spesies di sini merupakan marsupial. Bisa di bilang, tempat ini adalah rumahnya para marsupial terbesar di dunia.
Transkrip
00:00Did you know, there is an interesting island at the southern tip of the earth?
00:05The wildest island, famous for its amazing flora and fauna,
00:11because it cannot be found anywhere else on earth.
00:14It is located right at the southernmost tip of the earth.
00:17Tasmania, with its towering steep mountains,
00:21dense ancient tropical forest,
00:23and stunning white sandy beaches.
00:30Uniquely, these ancient tropical forests contain a million ecosystems that develop in unique ways.
00:41The forest here is filled with various rare creatures,
00:45those who are usually called endemic animals,
00:48or animals that can only be found in one particular place.
01:00As the sun begins to set and night draws near,
01:08This is the right time for this creature to come out and face the world.
01:13His body size is indeed small,
01:15but it is a true nocturnal predator.
01:19This animal is named the eastern kuol.
01:22It was Tasmania's last carnivorous marsupial,
01:25who survive amidst the onslaught of modern threats,
01:29with characteristic white spots,
01:31like a natural painting and a predatory instinct as sharp as a knife.
01:36This animal is a symbol of the resilience of nature's fragile ecosystem.
01:43The kuol is a unique marsupial.
01:44With a body length of only about 63 cm,
01:49with a shaggy tail,
01:51they were designed to be perfect hunters.
01:54It has 42 teeth,
01:56including two sharp canine teeth,
01:58capable of tearing flesh with the same efficiency as a big cat.
02:09But its uniqueness is not only that.
02:11Did you know, quills have sharp claws?
02:14which can be partially retracted similar to a cat's claw?
02:19This allows them to be able to climb trees.
02:22to avoid predators or chase prey.
02:26But unlike cats,
02:29they are marsupials.
02:31Females have a temporary pouch on their abdomen.
02:33to protect their newborn cubs.
02:41In the dark of night,
02:44with a sense of smell a thousand times more sensitive than humans,
02:48they are able to perfectly track prey in complete darkness.
02:52Their food is varied,
02:54from insects, reptiles, to young wallabies.
02:58Even the kuol is the only marsupial
03:01capable of hunting prey
03:02which is much bigger than his own body.
03:05They are able to control the number of pest species optimally.
03:09In the past, the quoll lived side by side with the Tasmanian King,
03:22namely the Tasmanian Tiger with the scientific name, Thailasin.
03:26When Thailasin became extinct in 1936,
03:31The quoll takes over the role of apex predator.
03:34Unfortunately, the role as apex predator did not last long.
03:42Since the invasion of foreign species such as foxes and wild cats came,
03:47brought by humans.
03:49This changes everything about the pool.
03:51Stray cats don't just compete for food,
03:54they also carry a disease that is very deadly to the kuol.
03:57It is estimated that 95 percent of the population of the eastern kuol
04:04has been extinct since European colonization of Australia.
04:13In addition to the threat from invasive species,
04:17It turns out that the coyotes have been under threat since they were born.
04:21A mother kuol can give birth to up to 20 offspring.
04:24in one mating season.
04:26However, there are only 6 nipples in the mother's pouch.
04:31It means,
04:32these little babies have to struggle
04:34and compete with his brothers
04:36to be able to get the mother's breast milk.
04:39And only the strongest babies can survive.
04:42after the first 24 hours of his birth.
04:47Brutal and tragic competition
04:49since the first breath of life.
04:51Kuol is indeed a true predator.
05:02However, it is not an apex predator.
05:04In this vast nature,
05:06It turns out that it is not only a home for kuol.
05:09There are still many other species living in it.
05:12Like this creepy sounding voice.
05:14Sounds coming from creatures
05:25which is called the Tasmanian devil.
05:27He is the apex predator
05:29as well as a predator of the kuol.
05:31In this way,
05:32the threat of the kuol is increasingly very threatened.
05:36This howling sound
05:38is a complex language
05:40to assert dominance
05:41or attract a partner.
05:43The body length is about 78 cm.
05:55His body is strong and muscular
05:57accompanied by jet black fur
05:59plus white patterns
06:00on his body.
06:02It is a carnivorous marsupial
06:04the largest in the world
06:06after extinction
06:07Tasmanian tiger.
06:09Weighing up to 12 kg
06:11and his jaw has
06:13highest bite force
06:14among other land mammals
06:16equivalent to a great white shark.
06:20They can crush kangaroo bones
06:22in one bite.
06:23They play a very important role
06:32in maintaining the ecosystem.
06:34He is an officer
06:35natural cleanliness on this island
06:36as the main scavenger
06:39in Tasmania.
06:40This animal is able to clean
06:425 to 10 percent
06:43animal carcass
06:44which is where this is
06:45can prevent the spread of disease
06:47to livestock and other ecosystems.
06:49But do you know
06:52Tasmanian Devil
06:54able to eat
06:55up to 40 percent
06:56bigger
06:57of his own body weight
06:59in just 30 minutes.
07:03Their stomach
07:03emit strong acid
07:05to digest hair,
07:06bone,
07:07even teeth
07:08and is
07:09the only marsupial
07:10with this ability.
07:13But this high metabolism
07:15also makes
07:16their main weakness.
07:17With no food
07:19for 3 days only,
07:20they could starve to death.
07:32What an irony,
07:33Yes,
07:34their life
07:35indeed full of irony.
07:36Although known to be fierce,
07:38Female Devil
07:39is an amazing mother.
07:41After pregnancy
07:42for 21 days,
07:43she will give birth
07:45up to 20 babies
07:46the size of a grain of rice.
07:48However,
07:48only 4 can survive
07:50from these tiny babies,
07:52because of Devil's mother
07:52just have
07:534 nipples in the pouch.
07:57And this is it
07:58again requires them
08:00to fight hard
08:01and compete
08:02with his other brothers.
08:04Then those who managed to survive
08:06will stick to the back of its mother
08:08for 5 months
08:09and start learning
08:11become a formidable predator.
08:13enjoy.
08:15Enjoy.
08:17enjoy.
08:19enjoy!

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