Tasmanian Devil by Amanda Schwint Tasmanian Devil

Description Demension Length: inches Height: 18 inches Weight: 5-26 pounds Colors and Markings They are black with a white marking that looks like a collar Shape the tasmanian devil looks like a house cat. Classification Kingdom-Animalia Phylum-Chordata Class-Mammalia Infraclass-Marsupialia Order-Dasywromorphia Family-Dasyuridae Genus-Sarcophilus Species-Sarcophilus harrisil

Habitat Part of the world they live anywhere in Tasmania but their main environment is forest and coast. What they eat they eat carrion wich is dead animals.They will also eat any animal lying around no matter how rotted.

Family life Offspring 20 to 30 tasmanian devils are born but only 4 to 6 will survive. One they are born they crawl into their mothers pouch and wil live for 2 weeeks. Their mothers will hunt for them for 5 to 8 weeks but then they are on their own Their mothers also build nests for them

Social Behavior communication They use posture, noise, and pharomones to communicate with other tasmanian devils Temperment and Habits Tasmanian devils will get provoked easily also they are very territorial and protective of their young. Some Tasmanian Devils hunt in small groupes but most hunt ans scavage alone.

History and Present Status Tamanian Devils have tought to be found in austaila but moved of the main land and to tasmania over 3,000 years ago. Fossil evidance proves this theroy to be true. Tasmanian Deivals are currently on the endanger species list because people will hunt them for their fur. They are also evtinct because they are being hit by cars while feeding on rode kill

Relationship to humans they clean up road kill rotting and decaying animals. Have you ever watch looney toons and see Taz, Taz is a tazmanian devil though taz does not potray tazmanian devials at all in no way shape of form.

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