My kids are SO clingy! Adorable moment three baby Tasmanian Devils scramble to climb on their mother’s back for a ride
- The trio of seven-month-old babies clamber on two-year-old mother Nala’s back
- Footage was taken at Devils@Cradle, a sanctuary in Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
- Babies are too big to fit in pouch and want to be on back to explore surroundings
This is the adorable moment a trio of Tasmanian devil joeys trying to hitch a ride on their mother’s back at a sanctuary.
The three seven-month-old babies clamber onto their mother Nala’s back at the Devils@Cradle, a Tasmanian Devil Sanctuary in Cradle Mountain, Tasmania.
Footage shows the infants all scrambling for a place on their mother’s back, but there isn’t enough room for all three.
The three seven-month-old babies clamber onto their mother Nala’s back at Devils@Cradle, a Tasmanian Devil Sanctuary in Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
Two-year-old Nala continues to move about the enclosure, unfazed by the trio of babies pulling at her fur, in the video posted on December 10.
The baby closest to the mother’s head manages to cling to her back for the longest amount of time.
The other two compete for a space, slipping from their position whenever Nala moves around the pen.
All three of the joeys climb over each other as well and continue moving to try and find the right spot.
The baby closest to the mother’s head manages to cling to her back for the longest amount of time while the other two compete for the middle space
Animal Keeper Stacey Beswick, 28, said Nala is very protective of her babies and hasn’t quite let them venture out of her sight yet.
Since they are currently too big to fit in her pouch, they have started to climb on her back in order to explore their surroundings.
Nala and her young are part of the Insurance Population for Tasmanian devils, set up in response to devil facial tumour disease, which has caused the loss of nearly 90 percent of Australia’s wild population, to help conserve this species.
The disease is a transmissible cancer that affects Tasmanian devils and is spread by biting. It causes the appearance of tumours on the face or inside the mouth.
Devil facial tumour disease has caused a massive decline in the Tasmanian devil population, and the species is now considered endangered.