Little Devils

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Little Devils

Tasmanian Devils ~

A distinctive black, or very dark brown, with a white band across the chest, the male Tasmanian devil will attain a total length of around 90cm including the tail and weigh over 8kg. Females rarely exceed 80cm in length and 6kg in weight. The head is dog-like and the ears are large and pinkish-red in colour. The sense of smell is exceptionally acute enabling the animals to locate dead food items from many kilometres away.

Did You Know? Tasmanian devils were once widespread over much of mainland Australia, but are now only found in Tasmania. This is most probably as a result the introduction of the dingo which never reached Tasmania.

Habitat: The Tasmanian devil prefers wet sclerophyll forest or woodland. It usually lives in a log, cave or the disused burrow of another animal, emerging at night to scavenge and forage.

Diet: Despite its formidable reputation, most of the diet comprises carrion. However, adult devils will tackle anything as large as a small wallaby but they are by no means an agile or speedy hunter. Smaller items, such as insects, lizards and fish are also readily taken. Their jaws are extremely powerful and can break even the largest bones, all of which are eaten.

Reproduction: Tasmanian devils are sexually mature at the age of two years. Their mating period is within the months of March and April. The mother gives birth to two to four young, which attach to the teats in her pouch. The young are pouch-bound for around four months and then remain with the mother for a further five or six months before becoming independent. The life span is relatively short and most do not breed after they reach five or six years of age and rarely living more than about eight years.

Behaviour: The Tasmanian devil is solitary but not territorial, with a home range of up to 20 square kilometres in size that may overlap with the ranges of several others. Several adults may congregate at a carcass and feed together, although much squabbling and growling usually takes place.

Info supplied by Australianreptilepark.com.au

Little Devils belongs to the following groups:

As Is, The Eyes Have It, UK to Australia and Back and Zoophoria

SNAPPYDAVE, 2 months ago

wow … cool little tassies … i love these evil little guys
Wayne Holman, 2 months ago

Wow ! Brilliant capture Trudi…
Andy Gibb, 2 months ago

certainly have a more formidable look than the cartoon character!!..love the shot x
Trudi ~ in reply to SNAPPYDAVE’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Dave,they look so cute until they open their mouths and show you rows of nasy sharp teeth!!
Trudi ~ in reply to Wayne Holman’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Wayne, l only got the one shot of them as soon as they saw me they started to get up and run off!
Trudi ~ in reply to Andy Gibb’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Andy,yeah l think the cartoon character would be a little more amiable!!
Leno, 2 months ago

Great shot and narrative…..!
Trudi ~ in reply to Leno’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you Leno,l appreciate your comment and the narrative came from the archives of Australian Reptile Parks,a wealth of information!
hilarydougill, 2 months ago

Aren’t they just wonderful, love these little fellas, they are so like the dog we used to have, it is uncanny (he was rather funny looking for a dog haha) great legend
Trudi ~ in reply to hilarydougill’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Hilary,they certainly are great characters!
coffeetea, 2 months ago

they look like in between of bear and pig :))) interesting animals. I will call them piggybear, lol.

Now i have seen the intruduction. thanks.
Trudi ~ in reply to coffeetea’s comment, 2 months ago

lol,that is probably a good description of them !! thanks for your comment
Linda Morrison, 2 months ago

Lovely shot.Cute wee guys.;-]
Trudi ~ in reply to Linda Morrison’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you Linda,l appreciate your comment
lightsmith, 2 months ago

they are cute little buggers!
Trudi ~ in reply to lightsmith’s comment, 2 months ago

Yeah it’s funny how something so nasty can be so cute!! thanks for dropping by!
Umbra101, 2 months ago

Nice shot :) so cute looking … but I bet they like the taste of fingers. Looks like a miniature human foot in forground…lol
Steven Guy, 2 months ago

I am going to Tassie soon for 2 days and these are something that I really want to try to see “wild”. I have my fingers crossed.
But this is a gorgeous portrait and your info is really appreciated. I’d love to see them returned to some parts of the mainland. it would be interesting to see how some fereal animals would cope with the darling dev’s.
SharonD, 2 months ago

Great capture Trudi. They’re cute,but I wouldn’t want to pat it. LOL.
Trudi ~ in reply to SharonD’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Sharon,no l don’t think l would like to put my hand in there!!
Trudi ~ in reply to Steven Guy’s comment, 2 months ago

Lol! l am a cat lover but l think it may take care of alot of our feral nuissances!! l hope to see all your wonderful pics from tassie on your return ,but if you are going looking for these make sure you keep your fingers out of the way!! x T
Trudi ~ in reply to Umbra101’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks so much,yes l think they would like to remove fingers and any other body part lol,if you gave them half a chance!!
Steven Guy, 2 months ago

xsg
Kristina Kitch..., 2 months ago

well captured, they are usually very hard to get together.
LavenderMoon, 2 months ago

Piggybears! Hahaha! It fits!

You gotta love the back foot on the one in front…. looks a bit like a hairy Hobbit foot.

They are very cute in an awkward sort of way..
mikrin, 2 months ago

Wonderful capture! I love these guys. They had some of these at a zoo in Indiana, they were fun to watch.
Jan Landers, 2 months ago

oh my gosh, they are precious!!! amazing to see them in person….wow…..
Tainia Finlay, 2 months ago

Fabulous Trudi! ... they do look develish too :D
Irene Burdell, 2 months ago

They are so cute , why are they called devils ?
dawndavies, 2 months ago

aww i love these little guys, great capture dawn
Marie Sharp, 2 months ago

You’re a brave one to go near enough for this excellent capture. I think I would run the other way if I saw them lol
Nancy Stafford..., 2 months ago

great capture they look so devilish alright.. first time i seen them.. in a photo..
Mar Silva, 2 months ago

What a cool animal. Great capture!
Lori Peters, 2 months ago

How sweet! Most of us have hever seen a Tazmanian devil other than the cartoon one. Great capture!!!!!
kjgordon, 2 months ago

great shot and information….mahao for sharing
Pupuka _Ugly little buggers but cute in a way too…......
tomg, 2 months ago

Soooo cute …
Angela Harburn, 2 months ago

Great shot – they are amazing – obviously called ‘devils’ for a reason! lol xxx
Michele Duncan..., 2 months ago

Wow never saw these before. Great shot and fantastic and educational comments!
cherylc1, 2 months ago

What cute little critter- awesome capture!!
Trudi ~ in reply to Irene Burdell’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Irene,they are called devils because of their ability to take on much larger creatures,they are carnivores and will kill a wallaby if they don’t have carrion or roadkill to eat
Andrew S, 2 months ago

Awesome capture, well focused and great detail. Love the narrative, most informative
Lucindawind, 2 months ago

ohhhhhh look at them .they are adorable .. I guess not so adorable as big boys
dmwarnman, 2 months ago

cute
Trudi ~ in reply to Lucindawind’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Lucinda,these guys will not get any bigger than this,but what they lack in size they make up for in aggression,it is hard to believe these things would rip a wallaby apart but they have razor like teeth ,l too find it amazing they can be so cute but so nasty!!
Trudi ~ in reply to Angela Harburn’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Angela,yep they are very nasty little creatures!!
Trudi ~ in reply to Michele Duncan IPA’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Michele and glad l could show you something new!! unfortunately they are dying out very quickly,hopefully they won’t be gone just like so many other species
Trudi ~ in reply to kjgordon’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks kj,yeah funny looking little things!
Trudi ~ in reply to LavenderMoon’s comment, 2 months ago

Lol,another thing to find one of you Hobbit houses for!!!!
Trudi ~ in reply to mikrin’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Mike,yeah they love to squabble and argue between themselves! they can be almost as entertaining as meerkats
Trudi ~ in reply to Jan Landers’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Jan,l felt so lucky to have the two of them sitting there together just chilling in the sun!!
Trudi ~ in reply to Marie Sharp’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Marie,l have to admit though l was standing behind quite a tall fence !! so was in no danger of being bitten!!
Trudi ~ in reply to Nancy Stafford IPA’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you Nancy,they sound as funny as they look too!! they make growling noises
Trudi ~ in reply to Mar Silva’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you Mar,l wanted to share one of our more unusual native animals with you,so am glad you like it!!
Trudi ~ in reply to Lori Peters’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Lori ! they certainly are strange little creatures,we only see them in wildlife parks on the mainland though because these are only found in Tassie now!!
Carol & Kev Ha..., 2 months ago

Simply beautiful capture, such a shame our little devils are under threat from the “Facial Tumour Disease”, lets just hope they find the cause and a cure before the threat of extinction becomes only too real!!
Christopher Bi..., 2 months ago

great way to use the bubble T! we have such awesome wildlife here.
Trudi ~ in reply to Carol & Kev Haberle’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Carol,yeah l believe their time now is numbered,as you say lets hope they find the cure for it,and thank you for sharing this information on these guys,you would be well up on the plight of the Devils,these little guys were in our local wildlife reserve and l was so pleased to get the two of them sitting together
Trudi ~ in reply to Christopher Birtwistle-Smith’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Chris,it is good to try and get the plight of endangered species out there so thought l would google some more info for our oversea’s Bubblers! the power of the internet,what would we do without it?
clarkey, 2 months ago

What a lovely picture. These little Devils look to be about half-grown. They are so cute but, so ferocious. thank you for the info you provided – its great.
PrairieRose, 2 months ago

Great capture and super narrative on these little ‘beasties’.......lol…......wonderful work….......
Andrew Leighton, 2 months ago

Awww, they look so cute… not sure I would want to try and pet one though, lol. A lovely shot, nice one Trudi. :)
Trudi ~ in reply to clarkey’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you so much for your lovely comment l appreciate it!
Trudi ~ in reply to PrairieRose’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks so much for your comment
Trudi ~ in reply to Andrew Leighton’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Andy! no not a good idea to stick your hand in with them,they crush things bone and all!!
AngelArtist, about 1 month ago

They are rather cute =)
Trudi ~ in reply to AngelArtist’s comment, about 1 month ago

Until they get hold of a piece of you and won’t let go lol!
Bootiewootsy, about 1 month ago

I must be way behind… Don’t recall seeing this one before.. How darling… I know they are little devils but you definetly have captured their best side..
Kelly Bermingham, about 1 month ago

A rare shot indeed! Great work :)
amarica, about 1 month ago

Great shot, great information, well done Trudi
Trudi ~ in reply to Bootiewootsy’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thanks so much Bootie l appreciate your comment
Al Bourassa, about 1 month ago

Great shot & tutorial.
DARRYL STUBBS, 26 days ago

Now this is an adorable shot,great title too.
Michelle Barlo..., 12 days ago

WOW WHAT AN AMAZING SHOT