41. Tasmanian Devil - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Although tasmanian devils are difficult to see, most visitors to the Tasmanian bushstand a very good chance of hearing them—their noisy communal eating can http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Devil

Tasmanian Devil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This is an article about a real animal. For the cartoon character, see The Tasmanian Devil Tasmanian Devil Status: Lower Risk Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Subclass: Marsupialia Order: Dasyuromorphia Family: Dasyuridae Genus: Sarcophilus Species: harrisii Binomial name Sarcophilus harrisii Boitard The Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus harrisii ) is a carnivorous marsupial found exclusively on the island of Tasmania . The size of a small dog but stocky and muscular, the Tasmanian Devil is characterised by its black fur, offensive odour when stressed, extremely loud and disturbing screeching, and its vicious temperament. The Tasmanian Devil is the largest surviving carnivorous marsupial and takes prey up to the size of a small wallaby , but in practice it is opportunistic and eats carrion more often than it hunts for live prey. It has a squat and thickset build, with a large head and a short stubbish tail. Unusually for a marsupial, the forelegs are a little longer than the hindlegs. The fur is usually black; irregular white patches on the chest and rump are common. Males are usually larger than females, weighing up to 12 kg (though 7 to 9 kg is more typical), and stand 30 cm (12 inches) at the shoulder. The Tasmanian Devil is a nocturnal and crepuscular hunter, spending the days in dense bush or in a hole.

42. Australian Native Wildlife Gallery: Tasmanian Devil tasmanian devils typically forage at night, scavenging or hunting vertebrates, particularlymammals, which they pursue with an unrelenting lope before pouncing http://www.abchsn.com/users/aus_wildlife/tasmanian_devil.html

Australian Native Wildlife Gallery Home Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus harrisii (ha'-ris-ee-ee: "Harris's Flesh Lover") Named after G.P.R. Harris, who discovered the species. The Tasmanian Devil is Australia's largest carnivorous marsupial. Their ferocious, but somewhat undeserved, reputation arises partly from the competition of group feeding. Although the Tasmanian Devil is a solitary and shy animal, and their reputation for being ferocious arises from when a group of 20 or more animals compete for the best body parts of a carcass. The Devils will shove, snarl, shriek and aggressively display their large teeth. Heavy scarring on older animals indicate the powerful jaws and long teeth are sometimes used against each other in battle. Tasmanian Devils typically forage at night, scavenging or hunting vertebrates, particularly mammals, which they pursue with an unrelenting lope before pouncing. The teeth of the Tasmanian Devil can easily inflict lethal bites and in combination with their strong jaws allows the Tasmanian Devil to dispose of every morsel of its prey, including its bones. One of the unusual behaviours of the Tasmanian Devil is the way they devour the carcass of larger mammals. They consume the carcass of larger mammals from the inside out. There is always something a little unnerving when seeing a dead wombat carcass heaving and bulging as a Tasmanian Devil emerges from the inside the carcass covered in gore.

43. Tasmanian Devil tasmanian devils are stocky, ornery animals about the size of asmall dog, with a large head and wide neck, short muzzle, and strong jaws....... http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/10.htm

Tasmanian devil SARCOPHILUS HARRISI Possibly Endangered Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia) Subclass: Changing Mammals (Metatheria) Order: Pouched Mammals (Marsupialia) Family: Dasyuridae. The Name "Tasmanian Devil": Well, it comes from Tasmania, and it's a ferocious dog-sized animal. Harris named it after himself, "Sarcophilus Harrisi," which means "Harris's flesh lover." Location: Tasmania. Habitat: Terrestrial. Eucalypt forests. Description: Tasmanian devils are stocky, ornery animals about the size of a small dog, with a large head and wide neck, short muzzle, and strong jaws. They have heavy limbs, rounded ears, and a stubby tail. The fur is short, dense, soft, and almost uniformly black; although sometimes there is a white crescent on its chest or white patches on its shoulders or rump. They grow to between 20" to 30"long, and weigh up to 26 lb. Behavior: The tasmanian devil is the largest of the carnivorous marsupials. It has powerful jaws to devour its prey bones and all. It feeds on most small animals, whether mammal, reptile, fish, or invertebrate. It can even be a scavenger by eating carrion (dead animal) if it finds it. The devil is active during the twilight and nighttime hours, and is primarily terrestrial though able to climb trees if necessary. The animal is rather slow but quite cunning and strong. It can smell out its prey, and often takes it by surprise. It spends its daytime hours sheltered in a hollow log or a rock crevice where it builds a nest of dry vegetation.

44. Tasdevils tasmanian devils are fierce animals that live in Tasmania. They feed on dead animalsand also hunt small animals. Female tasmanian devils have about 4 babies. http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/pges/kid-pages/islands/tasmania/Tasdevils.html

Tasmanian Devil Tasmanian devils are fierce animals that live in Tasmania. They feed on dead animals and also hunt small animals. They're most active at night and spend the day in logs, caves, and other dark places. They grow to be about 1 foot high and about 3 to 4 feet long. Some are black and white and some are solid black. They are marsupials. Female marsupials have very small and weak babies. Their babies are carried in a pouch until they have grown a little bigger. Female Tasmanian devils have about 4 babies. The babies stay in their mother's pouch for about 15 weeks feeding on their mother's milk Home Mining and Manufacturing People Geography ... Links

45. ThinkQuest : Library : Australia Downunder tasmanian devils are found in Tasmania, off the southeast coast of Australia. Tasmaniandevils look almost like small bears, but are marsupials. http://library.thinkquest.org/28994/taz.html

Index Australia Downunder Our entry is about Australia. It has numerous types of information about Australia ranging from geography and wildlife to history and culture. Since the Olympics 2000 is going to take place in Sydney, Australia we wanted to find out more about this country and felt others would be interested also. We included a section on Australian speech so that others could listen to the Australian accent. We put in information on tourist attractions for people who might be interested in traveling to Australia, so they could get an idea about what to visit. We wanted to make it an interactive site so we included quizzes and a coloring book. We hope our message board and guestbook will be a place where others will share their Australian experience and thoughts about our web site. Our educational objectives are to teach people about Australian history, geography, speech, animals, music, culture, attractions and weather. Visit Site 1999 ThinkQuest Internet Challenge Languages English Students Candace Lagunita Elementary School, Salinas, CA, United States

46. Living Animals - Tasmanian Devil Living Animals Tasmanian Devil. Tasmanian Devil skull. tasmanian devils have large,strong teeth, capable of crushing bone Click on picture to enlarge (93Kb). http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/naracoorte/wonambi/animals/living/devil.h

Wonambi Fossil Centre Home The Animals ... Habitat Living Animals - Tasmanian Devil Class: Mammalia Supercohort: Marsupialia Order: Dasyuromorphia Family: Dasyuridae Sarcophilus harrisii The Tasmanian Devil ( Sarcophilus harrisii ) once roamed widely across Australia, including the Naracoorte region. It became extinct on the mainland around 3,500 years ago. Its disappearance coincided with the introduction of dingoes to Australia. It is thought that competition with these dogs probably led to the demise of devils. Tasmanian Devils have large, strong teeth, capable of crushing bone Click on picture to enlarge (93Kb) Devils are now found only in the dry, sclerophyll forests and coastal woodlands of Tasmania. Devils are the largest surviving marsupial carnivores. They are predominantly scavengers of carrion, but are also known to hunt and kill small prey.

47. Wonambi Fossil Centre - Tasmanian Devil 16. Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus harrisii. tasmanian devils have massive jaw musclesand specialised teeth, and are capable of consuming all parts of a carcass. http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/naracoorte/wonambi/devil.html

Wonambi Fossil Centre Home The Animals ... Further Reading Wonambi Fossil Centre For more information about an animal click on a 16. Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus harrisii Sarcophilus harrisii , more commonly known as the Tasmanian Devil, is now found only in the dry, sclerophyll forests and coastal woodlands of Tasmania. However, fossil evidence indicates that it previously ranged over many parts of mainland Australia, including the Naracoorte region. Sarcophilus harrisii is the largest of the living marsupial carnivores, and is nocturnal. It is mainly a scavenger, but also hunts and kills small prey. Tasmanian Devils have massive jaw muscles and specialised teeth, and are capable of consuming all parts of a carcass. More information Wonambi Fossil Centre Virtual Tour Thylacoleo carnifex Diprotodon australis Palorchestes azeal Thylacinus cynocephalus ... Flinders University Gallery

48. Tasmanian Devil Tasmanian Devil. (harrisii Sarcophilus). Fighting tasmanian devils only fight(or kill, scar or make the enemy faint) when an enemy is stealing its food. http://teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au/animals/tasmaniandevil.htm

49. Tasmanian Devil tasmanian devils are marsupials which means they have a pouch in whichtheir joeys or young develop in for a period of time. Habitat http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/cook/7thgrade/tasmanian.htm

(Sacrophilus Harrisii) by Gordon Grajek Physical Characteristics: The Tasmanian Devil is usually about one foot tall and 2 to 4 feet long including its tail. Their fur is usually black containing a white stripe located above their front legs. Also, the jaw of a Tasmanian Devil is very brawny allowing it to tear through the flesh of its prey. In addition, when they become irritated there ears turn bright red. Tasmanian Devils are marsupials which means they have a pouch in which their joeys or young develop in for a period of time. Habitat: Tasmanian Devils are now only located wild on the island of Tasmania, which is a state in Australia. Many are found near human settlements where they scavenge for food. Devils are nocturnal so they spend most of the day resting, in a state called Tupor, in caves and hollow logs. Tupor is when an animal drops its body temperature to match its surroundings to conserve energy. Also, the Tasmanian Devil has a home range of 25 to 50 acres in which it lives in for its entire life. Reproduction: The Tasmanian Devil reproduces sexually. They mostly mate during March and May (their breeding season). A female Devil’s gestation period is about 21 weeks. After, a litter of approximately four joeys develop in the mothers pouch 2-4 weeks. At six months the joeys are old enough to go out on their own. After two years the joeys are mature enough to reproduce. They usually live for five to eight years.

50. Tasmanian Devil tasmanian devils can be seen in many rural and wilderness areas by slowly drivingat night along secondary roads. tasmanian devils are wholly protected. http://www.adelaidefestival.org.au/2002/artistweb/kaurnaplains/students/jeremy3.

food The world's largest surviving carnivorous marsupial, the devil has a thick-set, squat build, with a relatively large, broad head and short, thick tail. The fur is mostly or wholly black, but white markings often occur on the rump and chest. Body size also varies greatly, depending on the diet and habitat. Adult males are usually larger than adult females. Large males weigh up to 12 kg, and stand about 30 cm high at the shoulder. Distribution Devils once occurred on mainland Australia, with fossils having been found widely. Today, however the devil is only found in Tasmania. It is believed the devil became extinct on the mainland some 600 years ago - before European settlement of the continent. The dingo, which was brought into Australia by Aboriginal people, is believed to have ousted the devil from the mainland. Today, devils are particularly common in some north, east and central districts where some farming practices (e.g. rangeland sheep grazing) provide much carrion. Tasmanian devils can be seen in many rural and wilderness areas by slowly driving at night along secondary roads. Devils are readily seen at the Narawntapu (formerly Asbestos Range) National Park, Mt. William National Park, Cradle Mt. National Park, the Arthur River and highland lakes area. Look for them a few hours after sunset. Habitat Devils are widespread in Tasmania from the coast to the mountains. They live in coastal heath, open dry sclerophyll forest, and mixed sclerophyll-rainforest - in fact, almost anywhere they can hide and find shelter by day, and find food at night. Click on the picture to view the movie.

51. Animal Planet :: Australia Zoo -- Tasmanian Devils Check out More Tasmanian Devil Photos. Enhance your experience Watch TasmanianDevils in Action! Head back to the Australia Zoo Map. tasmanian devils. http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/crochunter/australiazoo/31tasdevils.html

June 12, 2004 EDT OAS_RICH("hedthick"); A cute but rascally Tasmanian devil. Want a closer look? Check out More Tasmanian Devil Photos Enhance your experience: Watch Tasmanian Devils in Action To learn more about the zoo, check out The Australia Zoo in Depth Ready for more? Head back to the Australia Zoo Map Tasmanian Devils The Australia Zoo is home to four very cute but rascally Tasmanian devils. The four enjoy wading in their waterfall ponds and basking on rocky escarpments inside their matching enclosures. Tasmanian devils are the largest carnivorous marsupials alive today. They assumed the title when the last thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, died in captivity in 1936. Today they are only found in Tasmania, but fossil evidence shows that devils once lived on mainland Australia. Scientists suspect that dingoes, which are an introduced species, drove both devils and thylacines to extinction on the mainland. Although Tasmanian devils have been depicted as brutish killing machines in cartoons, real Tasmanian devils are scavengers, not hunters. They use their sharp teeth, heavy molars and powerful jaws to rip through hide and crush bone and gristle of dead animals that they find while foraging. Tasmanian devils have an excellent sense of smell, which they use to locate carrion at night. Though solitary by nature, many individuals will converge on a single carcass to feed. A group of feeding devils will growl, snarl and screech at one another to establish dominance, creating quite the spectacle!

52. Tasmanian Devil It eats mostly animals it finds dead, but also kills birds, reptiles and smallmammals.tasmanian devils have powerful jaws that can bite through bones. http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/Tasdevil.htm

Tasmanian Devil They live in forests in Tasmania. They eat birds, small animals,reptiles. They have dark fur with some white fur. Their strong jaws bite through bones. The Tasmanian devil is the largest of the marsupials that eat meat. They were once found all over Australia, but are now found only in Tasmania. They were probably driven south by the dingo when it came to Australia, when Tasmania was joined to the mainland. Their habitat is wooded countryside, in forests and near the outer suburbs of many towns. They are black with a white mark on the chest and rump, and look similar to a medium sized solid dog. Their tracks are in a diamond pattern: a single pawprint, followed by two pawprints side by side, and then another single print. They have a rocking movement when they run, at a top speed of about 13 kilometres per hour. The Tasmanian devil hunts at night and spends the day in a burrow. It eats mostly animals it finds dead, but also kills birds, reptiles and small mammals.Tasmanian devils have powerful jaws that can bite through bones. When several gather at one carcass, they growl and screech, but rarely injure each other. After mating in March

53. The Environmental Literacy Council - Tasmanian Devil Tasmanian Devil. Many people are familiar with tasmanian devils are nocturnal,and have a very healthy appetite. The diet of a Tasmanian http://www.enviroliteracy.org/subcategory.php/226.html

Home About ELC Site Map Contact Us ... Food Tasmanian Devil Many people are familiar with the popular cartoon character the Tasmanian Devil, but just how much do Taz and his real-life namesake actually have in common? The non-animated version of the Tasmanian devil is a nocturnal carnivorous marsupial. It is native to Tasmania , a state of Australia south of the eastern part of the mainland of the country and separated from it by the 240 km stretch of Bass Strait. Male devils can weigh up to about 25 pounds and are about a foot tall at the shoulder. By most accounts, the devil got its name from European settlers because of its loud screech , black color and reputedly nasty attitude. But when you hear the devil's cry, you can guess that the stories may well be true that it was above all the sounds it made at night that led the settlers to choose the name they did. Tasmanian devils are nocturnal, and have a very healthy appetite. The diet of a Tasmanian devil can include sheep, cattle, wallabies, reptiles, birds, fish and wombat. The devil is a scavenger and will eat whatever is available, even road kill. Unlike in the cartoons, a real Tasmanian devil doesn't spin. They do have very strong jaws, large heads, and long whiskers. They live to be about 5 years old in the wild, and have an excellent sense of hearing. During the 1930s and 40s the devil became very rare and many people worried that the devil was on its way to extinction. However, the devil adapted to the changes in its environment and thrives in Tasmania today.

54. BBC - Science & Nature - Animals - Children's Zone - Tasmanian Devil Tasmanian devil tasmanian devils have a fearsome reputation. Becausetasmanian devils are quite slow movers, they hunt at night. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/reallywild/amazing/tasmanian_devil.shtml

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index SATURDAY 12th June 2004 Text only Animals Prehistoric Life Genes ... BBC Homepage In Animals Birds Mammals UK wildlife ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! You are here: BBC Animals Children's Zone Tasmanian devil Tasmanian devils have a fearsome reputation. Thanks largely to the manic cartoon character Taz, they're often seen as the vacuum cleaners of the animal world, gobbling up anything and everything in their path. The world's largest carnivorous (meat-eating) marsupial, they were first named 'devils' by early settlers Down Under. Understandably they were frightened of this screeching scavenger. Devils are about the size of small, squat dog and normally live on their own in burrows. They are black with long white patches on their chests and rears, large white teeth and bright red ears. There is probably no more than one devil to every 10km square area, but their excellent sense of smell means that when one finds a carcass other devils will quickly join them for dinner. Because Tasmanian devils are quite slow movers, they hunt at night. They eat anything from newborn lambs to insects, but prefer animals that are already dead. Their teeth and jaw muscles are so well developed that they can eat every last part of their prey. By eating dead animals they prevent the spread of disease.

55. New Scientist Facial tumours kill off tasmanian devils. A mysterious disease has wiped out 90per cent of some populations of tasmanian devils in the past three years. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994303

56. News In Science - Mystery Cancer Wiping Out Tasmanian Devils - 01/08/2003 A mysterious cancer is killing Australias tasmanian devils whose spinechillingscreeches dark colour and reputed bad temper prompted early settlers to give http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s915506.htm

Science Home News in Science Features Explore ... Play Print Email to a friend Mystery cancer wiping out Tasmanian devils Reuters Friday, 1 August 2003 A mysterious new disease is claiming Tasmanian devils at a rapid rate A mysterious cancer is killing Australia's Tasmanian devils, whose spine-chilling screeches, dark colour and reputed bad temper prompted early settlers to give them their chilling name. The world's largest carnivorous marsupial, devils are the size of a stocky small dog with jaws as strong as a crocodile, which allow it to eat up to half its body weight in 30 minutes. An adult can weigh up to 12 kg. On Australia's southern island state of Tasmania - the only place where you can find the devils - they are the dominant predator but are now being stalked by a disease that has cut some population groups by 85%. Wildlife officials said the island's population of the Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii , peaked at between 150,000 to 200,000 in 1996, when the cancer first appeared, but they now fear the cancer may kill two thirds of the carnivorous inhabitants by 2006. The disease has spread widely in the eastern and central parts of Tasmania over the last two years, causing huge tumours that block the animals' eyesight, hearing or mouths, leaving them unable to feed and starving to death.

57. Last Tasmanian Devil Not In Australia Dies - (United Press Last Tasmanian devil not in Australia dies. Fort Wayne, IN, May. The Australiangovernment currently prohibits tasmanian devils from leaving that country. http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040519-043815-4369r.htm

58. Tasmanian Devil? tasmanian devils are surprisingly gentle. Family is very important to the spottedhyena. Tasmanian devil. 5 meg clip of tasmanian devils feeding on carrion. http://www.johnjemerson.com/squib.tasmania.htm

Zizka@Vanitysite.net. Return to Front page Tasmanian Devil? Hyena? or Quoll? Which totem is right for you? Now that movies and books have brought increasing popularity to the wolf totem, many of us find ourselves looking for something a bit more distinctive. In this highly competitive modern world, both the Tasmanian devil and the hyena have an unmistakable charm. Similiar in many ways, each has its own distinctive characteristics. This important choice should not be left to whim. Here we present the information required for you to find the totem carnivore best suited to your unique personal style. And for those who want a totem which has not yet been the source of any metaphors, we offer the quoll Tasmanian Devils are surprisingly gentle Family is very important to the spotted hyena None of the quoll species has yet been the source of a metaphor. The Hyena and the Tasmanian devil are environmentally friendly predators and scavengers who waste nothing, using their extraordinarily powerful jaws to devour their prey hide, hair, bones and all. (The Tasmanian devil's jaws open to 120 degrees, farther than any other mammal, and a pack of these beasts, finding a dead horse, leaves nothing behind but the skull). Both the Tasmanian devil and the hyena are known for their eerily spiritual howl: Howl of the Tasmanian devil Howl of the hyena The Tasmanian devil (found only in Tasmania) and the several species of quoll (found also in Australia, New Guinea, and neighboring places) are the largest meat-eating marsupials, whereas the hyenas are placental carnivores whose four species are found only in Africa. The hyena is one of the only mammals whose high-testosterone females are dominant, and the females also have fake external genitalia resembling that of the male a fact which puzzled medieval scholastic theologians. (Perhaps for this reason, hyenas were unfairly portrayed in the film "The Lion King".) Both the quoll and the Tasmanian devil (like the American opossum, to which they are distantly related) are cleanly beasts and can be tamed. It is not known whether this is true of hyenas.

59. Nature Feature - Tasmanian Devil The number of tasmanian devils has varied widely, with periods of scarcity around1909, when the population appears to have been decimated by an epidemic, and http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-web/feature/nature/tasdevil.htm

The Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii). The Tasmanian Devil can be identified by its black coat, above and below, usually with a white neck patch. They grow to about the size of fox-terrier. Males reach a head and body length of 650mm (females 570mm) with the tail extending a further 250 mm. Males weigh up to 8 kilograms (females 6 kg). Common throughout their range, the Tasmanian Devil is the largest of the surviving Australian carnivorous marsupials. It belies its fierce appearance and awesome name, being primarily a carrion-eater which has difficulty in killing a rat and is itself easily killed by a dog. While its preferred habitat appears to be coastal scrub and sclerophyll forest, it is now found in all Tasmanian habitats, including outer suburbs. During the day it retires to a hollow log, cave, old burrow, or other cryptic place, emerging at night to feed. It is solitary but not territorial and although individuals may have home ranges of 10 to 20 ha these usually overlap considerably. The normal gait is an awkward slow lope which leaves a characteristic track with one print, followed by two more or less side by side, then one. When running, a Tasmanian Devil has a motion reminiscent of a rocking-horse and does not exceed 13 km an hour. Animals tend to be on the move throughout the night and, when food is scarce, have been known to travel 16 km between dusk and dawn. Although the Tasmanian Devil will eat any material of animal origin, ranging from corbie grubs to mammals larger than itself, it is particularly attracted by carrion. With its powerful jaws and sharp sectorial teeth, it can consume every part of a dead kangaroo or sheep including the skull. Much of its reputation as a sheep-killer is based on its having been seen eating sheep that died from natural causes but it is known to take weak or cast lambs. Penned poultry are certainly attacked and a young Tasmanian Devil, which is more agile than the adult, will scramble on bushes to take native birds at roost.

60. Last Tasmanian Devil In US Dies In Indiana Zoo The last of the tasmanian devils known to be living outside their native Australiadied Tuesday at the Fort Wayne Children s Zoo, zoo officials said. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0519tasmaniandevil-death-ON.html

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