Tasmanian+Devil

= //**Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus Harrisii )**// = = Basic Information = Tasmanian Devil =**Habitat:**= Only found in Austrailia island state of tasmania.This species scavenges carrion as well as household products if humans live close to where they are. Most of the day this animal spends in a bush or in a hole.Young devils climb trees more than the adults. Adults sometimes eat young devils if really hungry which makes the young devils have a escape by climbing the trees. They have been found swimming in different water types including the icy cold waterways.Most of the flora that surrounds this animal is grasslands.They prefer dry sclerophyll forests and coastal woodlands but they dont really get that**.** The tasmanian devils climate is mostly in cool temperatures. The weather can be warm and pleasant or cold and rainy. They are also in the snow at times they adapt to both warm and cold weathers. Almost all the time in cold weathers though. =Physiology:= The way the structure of this species jaw is extremely strong it can chomp on dead animals easily. For some animals it can crunch on skulls and bones.The tasmanian devil goes into a torpor stage throughout the day. When the animal is inactive during the day or in a den the body is cooler. If active the body temperature rises and stays up for through the night. This helps during different seasons of weather**.**The adults have heads that dont look like they fit there bodies. In the adult males the head and neck take up almost a quarter of there weight. Reason being is that it gives them more power to crunch. Devils store fat in its tail so that when food is scarce they can draw from it. So all of the devils with big tails mean that they are in good condition and arent suffering for food yet. Females have a pouch on them for there young. It has four teats so it can look after four at a time. When these species gets irritated there ears turn bright red. =**Species Intereactions:**= Devils are carnivors they eat all meat dead or alive. These scavenge in bushes or on a farm.Most of the time they eat dead animal that are half rotten. At times they do go hunting for food some of the species they go after are lizards, frogs and insects, pretty much anything they can find. When they find a dead animal they eat it all including bones,fur, and anything else on the prey. When these animals eat they make alot of noise to show others who is the boss. When devils eat on a farm they will eat the dead cows but only certain parts because the skin is to thick for them. Other animals that are on the ground like sheep,chicken and ducks will get eaten. In the devils world each animal is for itself, although at times you might find them at the same place. Sometimes they try to hunt the same animal. Before they became extinct tasmanian tigers may have hunted devils. Some large birds may have came out to eat young devils. Eagles usually during the day and large owls at night. Larger devils if to hungry would eat the young devils as well. =**Reproduction:**= Tasmanian Devils are marsupials there young develop in there pouch for a period time. The mating season for this animal is during March and May usually. The length of pregnancy is 21 weeks. After pregnancy 1-4 babies go inside moms pouch for about 2-4 weeks. The reason why only up to 4 babies is because the mother onnly has enough mammary glands and nipples for 4 young. After 6 months these animal are ready to be solo without parent. This animal only lives for about 5 -6 years. With the devil being out for 2 years they can reproduce. There pouch is flipped open backward so dirt doesnt get in while digging. =**Free Topic:**= The Tasmanian Devil cartoon is off in many ways with how the actual animal is structured.In the two pictures below there are some cleare differences inside these pictures. In the cartoon the devil is standing up has hands and is brown. When you look at the actual tasmanian devil you notice that the animal is black and not standing. The ears are pink and have less teeth than the cartoon. These two pictures of the devils are totally different. When the creator of the tasmanian devil made this cartoon he was more focused on the behaviors of the animal. For example how it is a wild and spins and eats almost everything. When he created this cartoon he wanted it to relate to other types of devils. On the cartoon if you look closely ant the fur it has devil horn shape fur on top of his head. Another example is the way that the cartoon spins is similiar to the dust devil. So it wasnt just focused on strictly the appearance of the tasmanian devil. The cartoon was more of example of what Robert Mckimson thought the devil should look like. In the pictures there isnt much relation but there is some like the nose and whiskers. More of what is related with these two devils would have to be the actual behaviors of the animal. So if you watch the show and see how the devil acts, and then watch a tasmanian devil in real life you would find some similarities. ﻿ **VS.**  **﻿**
 * Domain || Eukayota ||
 * Kingdom || Animalia ||
 * Phylum || Chodata ||
 * Class || Mammalia ||
 * Order || Dasyuromorphia ||
 * Family || Dasyuridae ||
 * Genus || Sarcophilus ||
 * Species || Sarcophilus harrisii ||

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