Tasmanian Devils' best hope for survival could rest on being less ferociousey

    Tasmanian Devils are not far from extinction because of their ferociousness. What meeting, they often bite each other, and scientists discovered that the bites cause the disease (  Devil Facial Tumor  ). The bites that they often inflict on each other are the reason why the disease is spread, according to British Ecological Society's Journal of Animal Ecology. However the ones that get bitten often become resilient over time, therefore the less they get bitten the more likely it is they will get the disease. "Our results --- that devils with fewer bites are more likely to develop DFTD --- were very surprising and counter-intuitive." 

    Hence, the more aggressive they are, the more likely they are to be infected, because the aggressive ones usually bite and do not get bitten often. It turns out; the less aggressive Tasmanian Devils are less likely to get DFTD, because they get bitten often

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