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Dec 30, 2011, 08:19 PM
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Member Since: Nov 2002
Location: Mid World
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The real Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is an animal only native to Tasmania. It is the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world after the extinction of the Tasmanian Tiger in 1936. They were given their unique name by European explorers who were initially terrified by their "hellish" sounding growls and screeches. They are roughly the size of a small dog with about the same proportions as a pitbull and have tremendous jaw strength being able to crunch through bones with ease!
Today, devils are endangered in Tasmania by a recently discovered illness commonly known as Devil Facial Tumour Disease.
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