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A city in southern Australia, the capital and chief port of the state of South Australia; pop. 1,050,000
the state capital of South Australia
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The Tasmanian Devil ~ (Sarcophilus harrisii)

Tasmanian devils belong to the family of the order Marsupialia (pouched mammals, like the kangaroo). Their body is covered with jet black fur, with white colored markings on chest, rump, shoulder or at times even on the tail. Adults have heads and necks that are too big for their body weight, because they have large powerful jaws, to cut and crunch their way through their victims. An average male is around 2.5 feet in height and the females are around 2 feet. Both adult male and female weigh around 12 to 18 pounds.

They have whiskers on their face and also on the top of their head. They have excellent hearing senses along with a sense of smell. As they are nocturnal in their hunting practices, they have sharp vision. However, they find it easier to locate moving objects than static ones. They have pointy pink large ears. They have the maximum bite force known in any living mammal as they have powerful jaws. The devils have 42 grinding, crushing weapons for teeth, and have them from the time they are babies. Probably, the reason why they appear so fierce to look at.

The Tasmanian Devil is carnivorous in its dietary habit and not very good hunters. They are scavengers and prefer to feed on the carcasses rather than hunt animals. They share some very similar dietary habits of the hyenas, which means they can eat absolutely anything, like carrion, bones, fur, skin or skull. They also eat birds, possums, wallabies, kangaroos, reptiles, amphibians, insects and are known to steal bird eggs, if they can’t find food.

They are regarded as mini-vacuum cleaners, because when they are done with their eating, nothing remains, not even the fleas and maggots found on carcasses. The devil is a very noisy eater and goes in an instant rage when disturbed while eating. Like all other marsupials, this animal too stores fat in its tail and draws from it when food gets scarce. A fat tailed devil means a healthy devil!

The Tasmanian devil starts breeding in their second year. They mate in the month of march and their gestation period is just 21 days (3 weeks). The male devil follows and provides security to the female, till she gives birth alone in April. The female devil can give birth to nearly 30 babies, but only four have a chance of surviving. The babies are born pre-mature and develop further in the pouch. That is because the female pouch is small and has only four teats (mamillae).

Each young joey firmly attaches itself to a single teat and is carried in the pouch by the mother devil for a period of 4 months. While in the pouch, they are nursed continuously. Once the nesting period is over, they are left in hollow logs or small dens and weaned out by 5 or 6 months of age. By late December, the mother leaves them to live alone in the bushes and fend for themselves, which they do very well considering the 42 sharp teeth they are born with.

The Tasmanian devil is a solitary nocturnal animal. It is an intelligent and strong Australian mammal, and can run as fast as a hyena does. The devils are very agile, and quick to climb trees. It spends the entire day resting in hollow logs, dens or burrows. At night, the devil comes out to hunt and is known of being very patient and quiet while waiting for a prey. They produce a ferocious sounding hollow growl, when they are angry. The famous yawn of the devil, that is given to frighten its predator, is actually given more from fear than from aggression. They release a sharp odor when distressed.

They use their fearsome sounds and physical posturing to establish dominance over other devils in the vicinity, for the females as well as food. To challenge other devils they signal with as sharp sneeze. Although solitary in nature, they are known to eat communally. Their nocturnal and screeching growls have attributed in their being named, The Tasmanian devil.
… photographed at Cleland Wildlife Park, Adelaide Hills, South Australia