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Tasmanian Devils
Tasmanian devils are marsupials the size of a small dog, and have the strongest bite among any living mammals similar to their size and weight. Females carry their offspring for one hundred days.
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Do Scientists have a clear solution to the origin of the facial tumours found on Tasmanian Devils?
From about 1996, the Tasmanian Devil has been threatened by a fatal form of cancer called "Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD)" which has killed more than 90% of adults in high density areas and 45% of adults in medium to low density areas resulting in an "Endangered" classification. Since then, the Threatened Species Scientific Advisory Committee has recommended moving the Tasmanian Devil up the "Endangered Species" list. A number of groups have combined to fund, study, analyse and come up with a cure for DFTD. You can find out more about it or assist by going to the attached Web Page and selecting one of the options.
Does the Tasmanian Devil actually exist?
Yes, the Tasmanian Devil is a genuine animal.
The Tasmanian devil is the largest living marsupial carnivore (since the believed extinction of the Thylacine or Tasmanian Tiger), one of the members of the Dasyurid family, which are the carnivorous marsupials. It is found only on the Australian island state of Tasmania, although there is evidence to suggest it was once found on the mainland. Its habitat is the forests and bushland, particularly where there is heavy undergrowth.
A nocturnal hunter, the Tasmanian Devil eats other mammals, and is an opportunistic feeder, readily eating carrion and roadkill. It has a stout and muscular body, and black fur with a white streak across the chest, which assists the creature to camouflage in its native forest habitat.
The Tasmanian Devil eats insects, mammals up to the size of a wombat, and carrion.
Where does the Tasmanian devil shelter?
The Tasmanian devil shelters in dense undergrowth and bushland. They tend to shelter wherever they can, such as in thick shrubbery, caves, hollow logs and even old wombat burrows.
Do comodo dragons and Tasmanian devils compete?
No. Tasmanian Devils are indigenous to Tasmania, Australia. Komodo Dragons are indigenous to Indonesia. Therefore, they should not even meet each other.
How does the Tasmanian devil store food?
The Tasmanian devil does not store food. The thickness of its tail is an indication of the animal's health. It does store fat in its tail so that if food is scarce, the Tasmanian devil can draw on these fat reserves.
Does the Tasmanian devil mate for life?
Tasmanian devils do not mate for life. Tasmanian devils are not even remotely monogamous. Even after the females mate, they are likely to mate with other males.
How do Tasmanian devil see at night?
my thoughts are that since I have read many books about Tasmanian devils I have learned that a Tasmanian devils is nocturnal and has a black cot so this animals are built for the dark so it only makes since that it has night vision.
How do Tasmanian hunt with their babies?
The Tasmanian Devil takes their babies out and teaches them to hunt. The babies can catch their own food after just a couple of weeks.
How do scientists know that the Tasmanian devil lived in the mainlands?
Fossil evidence indicates that the Tasmanian devil once lived on the Australian mainland. Tasmanian devil fossils have been found across much of Australia's southern region.
According to the Bible hell only has one devil that rules it and hordes of demons which are the devils minions.
A thick burrowing marsupial that lives on the island of Tasmania?
The wombat is a thickset, burrowing marsupial but it is not restricted just to the Australian island of Tasmania. It is also found on the mainland of Australia, mostly in the southern half of the continent.
What is a Tasmanian devil's climate?
Tasmanian devils are found only in Tasmania, Australia's island state in the south. Tasmania has a cool temperate climate. This means that summer weather can vary between warm and pleasant and cold and rainy, with occasional periods of hot, dry weather. Summer maximum temperatures range from an average of 21-24 degrees Celsius, with minimums of 10-12 degrees Celsius, depending on the area of Tasmania in which one lives.
Tasmanian devils are also able to withstand colder temperatures in winter. Winters in Tasmania are very cold (compared to other Australian states), with snow falling in the high country, and at Mt Wellington, which overlooks Hobart. Winter maximum temperatures average 12-13 degrees Celsius, with minimums of 2-5 degrees Celsius on average. On average, of course, means that they can fall well below or above these ranges. Winter months are wetter than summer months.
What are three animals that live with the Tasmanian devil?
Being the top of the food chain, and a carnivorous marsupial, no other animal lives with the Tasmanian devil.
Prior to 1936, the Tasmanian Devil and Thylacine (also known as the Tasmanian Tiger) co-existed in the same habitats. The Thylacine is now believed to be extinct.
Tasmanian devils live in thick bushland or temperate forests in Tasmania, as long as there is sufficient undergrowth for them to hide. Animals which may share this biome but not live with the Tasmanian devil include wombats, quolls, bandicoots, possums, pademelons and bettongs.
How stinky is a Tasmanian devil?
Unbelievably bad. When threatened, the Tasmanian Devil can produce a foul odour that rivals that of a skunk, but when it is non-stressed it emits no odour at all. According to the website below, it ranks as the second smelliest creature in the world.
What impact can humans have on the Tasmanian devils environment?
European settlers use to hunt the Tasmanian Devil because they thought they ate their farm animals. But the main reason why they are endangered is because they are suffering from a cancer called DEVIL FACIAL TUMOUR DISEASE.
What smaller group does a Tasmanian devil belong to?
A Tasmanian Devil shares the following characteristics with all mammals: * warm blooded * breathe with lungs * skin, fur or hair * bears live young which feed from mothers' milk * are vertebrates
Can the devil invade your body?
Yes he can! He has his spirits known as demons who enter into you and control everything you do. I guess this is something that's called 'demon possession' or simply possessed. The person possessed has to be exorcised over to deliver him from the invading demon.
