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Tasmanian devil

Tasmanian devil. By razaan kourouche. classification. Tasmanian devils are marsupials. Tasmanian devils are native to Australia they are also nocturnal that’s means they are a sleep at the day and awake at night. . appearance.

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Tasmanian devil

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  1. Tasmanian devil By razaan kourouche

  2. classification Tasmanian devils are marsupials. Tasmanian devils are native to Australia they are also nocturnal that’s means they are a sleep at the day and awake at night.

  3. appearance A Tasmanian is a size of a small dog. From head to tail it is about 55 – 65 cm long its tail is 24 -25 cm long when the Tasmanian devil is standing up its is about 30cms high. Tasmanian devils have powerful jaws and teeth. Tasmanian devil has black fur and a line of white fur on its chest

  4. habitat Tasmanian devils live in burrows. They live in the widespread across Tasmania from the coast to the mountains seeking out any areas where they can hide and find shelter and to find food sometimes Tasmanian devils can be found in rainforests and forests.

  5. diet Tasmanian devils eat wallabies, small mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and small insects. Farming areas are also known to feed upon the carcasses of sheep and cattle. Their jaws and teeth are enable them to entirely devour there food including bones and fur.

  6. Breeding Tasmanian devil usual mate in march. Female Tasmanian devils take only 21 days of gestation. Female Tasmanian devils give birth to between 20 – 30 young Tasmanian devils. Speaking of that a little Tasmanian devils are called joeys.Females have four teats since the females have four teats most young's don’t survive when born. Females carry baby joeys in their pouch for 4 months. After this time the joeys are left in a den until they are about 6 months old.

  7. Why is it endangered Tasmanian devils are in endangered because from diseases and cancer. When the Europeans came they brought diseases and cancer. The diseases spread around on animals and on the Tasmanian devils as well. At that time we lost a lot of Tasmanian devils.

  8. Strategies being used to save it from being extinct scientists are wanting to save the Tasmanian devil by building a large free range enclosures that are called devil islands and two schemes.

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