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Did you Know? List of Facts about Tasmanian Devil
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about Tasmanian Devil, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults.

Interesting Facts about Tasmanian Devil are as follows:

  • Fact 1 - Definition: The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a ferocious carnivorous marsupial, the size of a small stocky and muscular dog. It is only found wild in the Australian island state of Tasmania, having a mostly black coat and long tail

  • Fact 2 - The Tasmanian devil inhabited the Australian mainland 600 years but was hunted to extinction and retreated to the forests of Tasmania
  • Fact 3 - Its black fur has white markings on the shoulders, chest and tail
  • Fact 4 - The Tasmanian devil has large powerful jaws -its neck and head are large and out of proportion to their bodies. Its forelegs are slightly longer than its hind legs
  • Fact 5 - The Tasmanian devil stores fat in their tails
  • Fact 6 - The Tasmanian devil is a solitary nocturnal animal but tends to eat within groups
  • Fact 7 - They are extremely noisy eaters and fly into a ferocious rage if disturbed when eating
  • Fact 8 - Tasmanian Devil stats and facts. Males are usually larger than females
    • Weight: 12 - 18 pounds
    • Height: 2 feet 5 inches
    • Tail length: 5.78 cm
    • Habitat: Forests
    • Lifespan: 6 years
    • Number of teeth: 42
    • Diet: Tasmanian Devil are carnivores and scavengers eating mainly carrion but also birds, possums, wallabies, kangaroos, reptiles and insects
  • Fact 9 - The Tasmanian devil can climb trees and swim across rivers
  • Fact 10 - The Tasmanian devil's claws are non-retractable
  • Fact 11 - The Tasmanian devil has 5 long toes, 4 pointing to the front and 1 coming out from the side enabling them to hold food
  • Fact 12 - The Tasmanian devil is under threat due to a transferable form of cancer called the Devil Facial Tumor Disease
  • Fact 13 - The Tasmanian devil is a marsupial. A marsupial is a mammal of which the female has a pouch in which it rears its young, which are born immature

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