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Wild Fact Fans, Seth here with the new Friday Feature creature. Don’t forget to please like 
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If you have any on this weeks animal ^^
Also, l’d like to wish everyone a Happy Halloween , I hope you all out there have a Spook-tacular 
evening as the night 
draws near and nocturnal creatures get ready to come out to play 
Please stay safe and have fun 
trick or
treating 
And in honor of this Hallow’s eve night 
This weeks feature creature is perfectly picked as a creepy cool creature for halloween .
A terrifyingly , mostly solitary , hungry and hot tempered cartoon star 
carnivore that stalks and screams thru the night on its home island 
of Tasmania . Tiny but with a mighty attitude bigger than its size; this ferocious bear 
looking carnivore may seem mean and vicious in looks, sounds, actions and name ; but this creature actually barely wants any trouble with people (as long as you dont get too close to them or their food 
) and a big help to us with reducing disease 
thru the rotting food it eats. But with harsh threat from a terrible disease for them, they need our help just as much; or they’ll meet a terrifying end like their close cousin; the Tasmanian Tiger 
This weeks feature creature is the Tasmanian Devil 
1. With males being a bit larger than females at 2ft long & weighing in at 12 to 30lbs (about the size of a year old bear cub); The Tasmanian Devil is the largest Carnivorous marsupial in the world 
; once second only to the now extinct (unless proven not) Tasmanian Tiger
2. Tasmanian devils once lived on Mainland australia with the Tazzy tiger; but were out competed by the arrival of the dingo 
. Now Tasmania is the only place where they’re found in the wild.
3. Tasmanian devils have been so named due to their loud & “unearthly” Territorial screams & yowls 
,, which made early settlers think demons were hiding in the bushlands!
4. Tasmanian devils are nocturnal hunters who roam the brushlands and forests 
for food. With great hearing 
that can pick up sounds from half a mile away, keen sense of smell 
to pick up scents from several miles away, sensitive whiskers , and sharp black & white night vision 
; make them great night time navigators
5. Like their cartoon counterparts; Tazzy devils are fierce gluttons; known for eating up to 40% of their body weight in just half an hour! They’ll eat just about everything from insects 
, grubs 
, maggots , fish 
, frogs 
, lizards 
snakes (even venomous ones!), birds 
, eggs 
, and mammals from small as rats 
, wombats (a top fav), echidnas , & platypuses to as big as wallabies and small kangaroos 
!
6. Their scientific species name literally translates to “Meat 
Lover”
7. They also can easily stomach rotting meat , feathers 
fur, and bones 
; eating stuff very few animals can survive on which makes them important scavengers for Tasmania. Barely nything is left after a single or a group of devils feed. A single family of devils can wolf down a dead 
horse 
in just a few hours!!
8. Despite their waddle like gait thanks to short back legs 
& long front ones; tasmanian devils are fast runners 
; able to sprint at 22mph for short distances & pace themselves at 7mph for several miles! A tazzy devil can cover 10 miles a night looking for food 
9. With their sharp claws , theyre great diggers 
& young T Devils are expert tree climbers; which help them smell for food. They also have thumbs which help handle & manipulate food
10. Pound for pound ; Tazzy Devils have the strongest 
bite of Any Mammal; with bite forces of 400 lbs! They have 42 ever growing teeth 
and inch long canines; which comes in handy when they chew tough bones . Their jaws are so strong, they can bite thru steel wires like a pair of bolt cutters!
11. A Tasmanian devil can opens its jaws 80 degrees; the same as a T.rex 
!
12. Tasmanian devils store fat reserves in their tails, like other marsupials
13. Along with strong jaws & huge appetites; Tazzy Devils are well known for their nasty tempers 
. When angered ; they can get into some nasty spinning fits where they give off their loud famous yowls, sneezing 
, show their teeth with wide yawns 
, and their ears will glow bright red before a battle starts ; whether over food or space. A smaller hungrier devil can actually be more fiercer than a bigger less hungry one!
14. Along with biting and wrestling opponents; tazzy devils can emit a foul smelling odor 
from glands on their bum to ward off enemies like a skunk ! Outside people , domestic dogs 
and the tasmanian tiger (depending on if its still around or not); introduced Red foxes are the only main predators for adult devils, while young ones have to watch out for owls , eagles 
, quolls , and bigger Tasmanian devils!
15. Some Tasmanian devils are born with a white chest patch on their chest; which scientists think is used as a flag 
to draw aggressive bites away from their more vulnerable faces
16. With their tough and messy diet and scrappy nature; you’d think they’d have messy 
; but actually, theyre quite clean 
! They keep their dens whether on underground burrows 
, caves, or in hollow logs 
very clean 
; regulary changing the bedding
17. Mating for Tazzy Devils happens in the Autumn 
; when food is most abundant. Males track down females and fight any males who come their way. After a dominant male is choosen; the female will mate and have some fights as well; which leaves some scars. Females even develop a fatty area around the neck called the “Scruff” for protection with these loving 
battles
18. After a pregnancy of 3 weeks, a mother Tasmanian devil gives birth to 20 to 30 sometimes 50) joeys (also known as pups or imps) that weigh 0.2g and are the size of a Raisin! but mainly only 4 survive since there’s only 4 nipples to drink 
milk from in her backwards facing pouch. This helps keep dirt out when she digs
19. Joeys reach fully maturity of 2 years old and can live to be 8 years old
20. The worst threat to the Tasmanian Population alongside people & cars 
(since theyre attracted to roadkill which is a major threat ) is an ilness called Devil Face Tumor Disease 
, which results in serious swellings around the face and mouth 
which literally makes it impossible to eat. Scientists & researchers are fighting hard to find a cure or treatment to help. So fingers crossed 
for these cool devils
Next weeks feature creature hint 
: this next animal is also main inspiration for another well beloved fictional character. Found in the cloud 
forests of south america; this big furry creature has a real sweet tooth (although marmalade 
isnt really on its daily menu 
)
