Tasmanian Devil
📸 Photo by David Clode on Unsplash
Tasmania’s noisy night-prowler, the devil, packs a bulldog bite into a cat-sized frame. These black, white-chested marsupials sprint between eucalypt forests and farm edges, clearing carrion and crunching bones. Cancer outbreaks now shadow the island’s emblem.
Technical factsheet
Type:Mammal
Habitat:Forest
Diet:Carnivore
Continents:Oceania
Size:52–80 cm long
Weight:6–12 kg
Activity:Nocturnal
Social behavior:Solitary
Lifespan:Up to 7 years in the wild
Habitat: The Tasmanian Devil can be found in Australia