How is the Tasmanian devil suited to its environment?

Answer 1

The Tasmanian devil is well sited to its environmentn numerous ways.

• The most noticeable adaptation of Tasmanian devils is its excellent senses. It will use its acute sense of smell to locate carrion, especially at night.
• The Tasmanian devil is nocturnal, and an animal that prefers dense bushland shelter. Its black coat with white stripe provides excellent camouflage in both the night, and in dense bushland and undergrowth.
• Tasmanian devils can also emit a pungent odor as a defence mechanism when threatened.
• It has a frightening devil-like shriek, enough to scare away a curious predator, even though this noise is usually emitted during territorial fights, rather than as a defence.
• The Tasmanian devil is a scavenger, eating dead animals already killed by other animals, and on roadkill. There are no dingoes on the island of Tasmania, so the Tasmanian devil is the largest carnivorous marsupial on Tasmania. Devils also hunt live prey.