jr-tasmanian-devil

=Title: Tasmanian devil = ===Scientific Name: //Sarcophilus Harrisii//  === === ===

Physical description: The tasmanian devil is muscular and stocky. It's fur is mostly black with some white patches.


Size: A tasmanian devil has a 27.5 in body length and a10.2 in tail length for about 37.7 in from tail to head.


Habitat: This animal lives in Tasmania, an island off the coast of Australia.


Range: The tasmanian devil doesn't go farther than Tasmania.


Diet: The tasmanian devil will eat animals up to the size of a wallaby.


Behavior & adaptations to its way of life: The tasmanian devil is nocturnal and has one set of sharp teeth.


How it reproduces: The tasmanian devil reproduces through live birth.
<span style="color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(0,0,0);"> ===<span style="color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(0,0,0);">Relationship to other animals (predator/prey, parasite, etc.): The tasmanian devil is a predator although the things it eats are usually killed by something othere than the tasmanian devil. === <span style="color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(0,0,0);"> ===<span style="color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(0,0,0);">Relationship to people: The tasmanian devil was once hunted by people, but is know liked by farmers since they never leave any signs of a carcass after eating. === <span style="color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(0,0,0);"> ===<span style="color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(0,0,0);">History: The tasmanian devil was hunted for a long time because it would kill off livestock. This endend in 1941 when they were protected. === <span style="color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(0,0,0);">

<span style="color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(0,0,0);">Status: Endangered.
<span style="color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(0,0,0);"> ===<span style="color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(0,0,0);">Other interesting information: The tasmanian devil is vicious when it eats, and they have the strongest bite force relative to body size of all mammals. ===