A brochure that I created about Tasmanian Devils. This was my first project in Academy 21.

1. Habitat Sources: By: Riah VZ, 7th Grader
The only Tasmanian
Devils left live on the Austra- http://www.travel-visit-places.com/
lian island state of Tasmania. tasmania/
Since they are such inde-
pendent animals, they oc-
cupy home ranges. The aver- http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/
age home range is 3,200 tasdevil.htm
acres.
Tasmanian
http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/
webpages/lbun-59h7pf?open
Devils
http://pixdaus.com/single.php?
Food id=88659
Tasmanian Devils hunt
for prey and look for dead http://www.yukiba.com/904-australia-
animals. They eat the dead oceania-photo.html
animals flesh. They often
find road kill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
on the side
File:Tasmanian_Devil_Facial_Tumour_Di
of the road
sease.png
and often
get killed
while eating http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
the flesh. Tasmanian_devil
http://australian-animals.net/devil.htm
TDFTDH: (03) 6233 2006

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Tasmanian Devils
Mating and Young DTFD Miscellaneous Facts
A devil’s tail is about half it’s
Like many other animals, Devil Tumour Facial body length.
the males fight for the fe- disease is a disease where
The fatter the tail, the healthier
males. However, from then large tumours grow on the
the devil is.
on, they guard them to face, especially near the
avoid unfaithfulness. The mouth. This affects the The devil is about the size of a
females average four devil’s feeding. The devils small dog.
breeding seasons in their die within a few months due The devil is characterized by its
lifetime. The females, give to starvation. Since 1996 the chubby, solid, and muscular
birth to about 20-30 live Tasmanian devil population build. Also, it’s black fur, strong
young each time. In the has declined by anywhere odor, it’s piercing and aggra-
pouch, competition for between 20% to 50% be- vating screech, and it’s sense
food is fierce and few cause of this disease. Cur- of smell.
young survive. Those that rently, the scientists are re-
Devil’s have a scent gland at
do survive are ejected moving the sick devils from
the base of their tail that leaves
from the pouch after their habitats to protect the
a trail of their strong odor be-
about 100 days. They healthy devils from getting
hind them.
young become independ- the disease.
ent after about 9 months. Although Tasmanian Devils are
nocturnal, they still like to rest in
the sun.