Tasmanian Devil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a meat eating mammal. It is also a marsupial, which means they have a small pouch to carry their babies. It is the largest meat eating marsupial in the world. They are nocturnal which means they sleep during the day and are awake during the night. They now live only in Tasmania, an island state of Australia. The devil is the same size as a small dog with a wide head and a short tail. Male devils can weigh 12 kg and be 30 cm tall. It has black fur and makes a loud and very scary screeching noise. It will hunt other animals and also feed on dead animals. The devil has strong teeth and jaws and will eat all its prey even bones and fur. Extinction The Tasmanian Devil became extinct on the Australian mainland about 400 years before European settlement in 1788. They were hunted in Tasmania; in the 1930's the Van Dieman's Land Company offered 25 cents for e...
Robin Cartledge's Tasmanian Travel Guide is a guide to travel, sightseeing and services that looks at what to do, Tasmania's freedom camping sites, a little history of Tasmanian cities and towns, photos, attractions, amenities, dump points and maps, as well as links to information on Tasmanian Quarantine, the Spirit of Tasmania and rules for Inland Fishing - plus much more.