Original Article: https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/baby-tasmanian-devil-chases-caretaker/

An adorable viral video captured the moment a tiny Tasmanian Devil chased her caretaker around in the grass.

The baby Tasmanian Devil, Marley, was rescued by the non-profit conservation organization Aussie Ark, where she was assigned a caretaker named Tim Faulkner.

Tasmanian Devils may have a reputation for being aggressive, but little Marley just wanted to snuggle and play!

Aussie Ark, where Marley lives, got its start in 2011 by rescuing Tasmanian Devils before expanding to help other Australian animals. Their mission is to protect the iconic Tasmanian Devils from extinction, as well as other threatened and endangered wildlife!

Tim Faulkner works as a wildlife manager for the organization, and he gave the 5-month-old marsupial plenty of kisses and hugs, and they even played a game of tag!

The video was shared on Facebook by Australia.com, who captioned the post: “In case you’ve ever wondered what a Tasmanian Devil joey looks like…. they’re ADORABLE!”

They certainly are.

Australia.com added in the comments of the post: “Meet Marley – she’s a 5 ½ month old baby Tasmanian Devil being hand raised by Tim Faulkner from Devil Ark. She goes home with Tim every single night and requires 4 bottle feeds a day – no wonder she seems rather attached to him!”

Marley is just too cute for words as she frolics through the grass after Faulkner. It’d be easy to mistake her for a tiny kitten!

Check out the sweet clip below:

Over a year after the video was taken, Aussie Ark shared an update on Facebook saying: “Marley has grown up a lot since 2016, but she still loves cuddles from Tim Faulkner just as much!”

She may be living like a grown Tasmanian Devil now, but nothing could take away from her sweet side and love for her caretaker, Faulker.

Source: The Animal Rescue Site Blog