Tasmanian Devil

Description:
Tasmanian Devils are nocturnal animals. They have very strong and powerful jaws which they use to eat whole animals including the bones, fur and the feet. They have a large head, large teeth and a short stocky body between 51 and 78 centimetres.

The Tasmanian devil has a hairy tail that grows up to 25 centimetres long and weighs 6-10 kilograms. The female Tasmanian devil is smaller than the male.

 Tasmanian Devil

Both the male and female Tasmanian devils have white markings on their neck, shoulders and rump. They make shrieking noises, snorts and snarls which is how it got its name.
Tasmanian Devil at night
 Habitat:
The Tasmanian Devil is a solitary marsupial from dry eucalyptus forests. They live in a variety of places such as dense rainforests, and open plains. Also sometimes they claim self made burrows in dense brush theirs. During the day the Tasmanian devil retreats to a hollow , log or a burrow.
Breeding:
The Tasmanian Devil usually mates in March. 2-3 babies are born within 1 month of mating. In late December the young devils leaves its mother. They normally live up to around 8 years.		 Mother and babies
Food:
Tasmanian Devils feed on snakes, birds, rodents, lizards and wallabies. A lot of insects, larvae and especially carrions (carcasses or dead animal bodies) are eaten by the devils. Mainly Tasmanian Devils eat whatever is available.

Tasmanian Devil

Why are they Endangered?
It is believed that there is a disease killing 90% of the devil population. Soon, maybe, devils may only survive in cartoons.
Tasmanian Devils lived in the mainland of Australia before they were killed by farmers because they believed the devils ate their livestock and poultry.
The Tasmanian Devils were swept out of the mainland Australia. In this situation, the killing of Tasmanian Devils could have been stopped.