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	Tasmanian Devil - MSN Encarta
		This predation led to the extinction of the Tasmanian devil on the mainland.
		Known as devil facial tumor disease, the illness is characterized by tumors that occur near the nose and mouth.
		Tasmanian officials have quarantined a small number of animals to keep them free of the disease and to use as a breeding population in the event that the epidemic cannot be controlled.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761577535/Tasmanian_Devil.html (440 words)

	Tasmanian devil rescue plan sparks worry - Boston.com
		Tasmanian devils -- the marsupial made famous as a snarling cartoon character named Taz -- are being relocated to an island off Australia to avert their extinction by a contagious cancer.
		In this undated photo released by the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, a Tasmanian Devil is seen suffering from a deadly disease that is driving the carnivorous marsupial toward possible extinction.
		Scientists are planning to move Tasmanian devils, the unique Australian marsupial made famous as a snarling, whirlwind character in Warner Bros. cartoons, to an island sanctuary to avert the animal's threatened extinction from a mysterious cancer.
	www.boston.com /news/world/australia/articles/2007/04/10/tasmanian_devil_rescue_plan_sparks_worry (984 words)

	Tasmanian Devil presented in Animals section
		Devils are widespread in Tasmania from the coast to the mountains.
		Devils are famous for their rowdy communal feeding at carcasses - the noise and displays being used to establish dominance amongst the pack.
		Devils were a nuisance to the early European settlers of Hobart Town, raiding the poultry yards, but were soon driven away to more remote areas of the island.
	www.newsfinder.org /site/more/tasmanian_devil (981 words)

	Tasmanian Devil - Frequently Asked Questions
		Devils are wild animals and therefore should not be trusted with small children, just as you would not trust a large wombat or a large kangaroo with a small child.
		Devil Facial Tumour Disease is a term used to describe a fatal condition in Tasmanian devils which is characterised by the appearance of obvious facial cancers.
		Devils are probably a controlling factor for feral cats and a very important line of defense against additional introduced animals, particularly the Red Fox, an animal which is devastating to mainland Australia and a potentially catastrophic introduction to Tasmania.
	www.parks.tas.gov.au /wildlife/mammals/devil_faq.html (4139 words)

	Keeping Marsupials : Keeping and Breeding Marsupials in Captivity, Maintaining Injured and Orphaned Wildlife in ...
		Devils are widespread in Tasmania from the coast to the mountains, from cold wet to warm dry areas.
		Devils were a nuisance to the early settler of Hobart Town, raiding the poultry yards, but were soon driven away to more remote areas of the island.
		Buchmann, O.L.K. and Guller, E.R (1977): Behaviour and ecology of the Tasmanian Devil, Sarcophilus Harrisii.
	www.marsupialsociety.org /tassie_devil.html (875 words)

	Tasmanian Devil Sounds
		The Tasmanian Devil is the largest surviving carnivorous marsupial and takes prey up to the size of a small wallaby, but in practice it is opportunistic and eats carrion more often than it hunts for live prey.
		Tasmanian Devils will eliminate all traces of a carcass as they devour all bones and fur in addition to the meat and innards of a carcass.
		Unfortunately, Tasmanian Devils are suffering under an outbreak of a sarcoma cancer spread by a virus?eventually causing death.
	www.junglewalk.com /sound/tasmanian-devil-sounds.htm (694 words)

	ABC-KID.com - Tasmanian Devil Pictures for Kids
		Devils mate in March if the weather permits and the young are born in early April after a short 21 day gestation period.
		The average lifespan of the tasmanian devil is anywhere between seven and eight years.
		Devils were a nuisance to the early European settlers of Hobart Town, raiding the poultry yards, but were soon driven away to more remote areas of the island.
	www.abc-kid.com /tasmaniandevil (319 words)

	Tasmanian Devil
		The Tasmanian Devil is a nocturnal mammal that was named for the demonic sound that it makes at night, especially when it is feeding or fighting, but it is really quite shy.
		Devils are readily seen at the Asbestos Range National Park, Mt. William National Park, Cradle Mt. National Park, the Arthur River and highland lakes area.
		Tasmanian devils can be seen in many rural and wilderness areas by slowly driving at night along secondary roads.
	www.tasadventures.com /wildlife/tasdevil.html (205 words)

	DPIW - Tasmanian Devil - FAQs
		Tasmanian devils are wild animals and therefore should not be trusted with small children, just as you would not trust a large wombat or a large kangaroo with a small child.
		Tasmanian devils are of increasing importance to tourism.
		Tasmanian devils are probably a controlling factor for feral cats and a very important line of defence against additional introduced animals, particularly the Red Fox, an animal which is devastating to mainland Australia and a potentially catastrophic introduction to Tasmania.
	www.dpiw.tas.gov.au /inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-5372WP?open (4244 words)

	Education Fact Sheets Tassie Devil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Tasmanian Devil was named by early European settlers because of its spine chilling screeches, fl coat and ‘bad temper’.
		The Tasmanian Devil is the world’s largest living carnivorous marsupial and is nocturnal (active at night).
		It is thought that the introduction of the dingo was responsible for the extinction of the mainland Tasmanian Devil.
	www.arazpa.org.au /Education_FactSheets_TassieDevil.htm (699 words)

	What is a Tasmanian Devil? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tasmanian devils are nocturnal hunters, and even those who dislike them, must agree that they perform an important function by keeping down the number of rats and mice in the area.
		The Tasmanian devil is called a gorge feeder as it consumes huge amounts of food at one sitting, and is known for eating virtually anything it comes across, no matter how old or rotten.
		Devils are sometimes called carnivorous vacuum cleaners because they tend to clear areas of skeletons, animal carcasses and garbage.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-a-tasmanian-devil.htm (562 words)

	San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Tasmanian Devil
		Tasmanian devils maintain home ranges in the wild, which vary with the availability of food.
		Devils were protected by law in 1941, giving the population a chance to gradually increase.
		Sometimes residents of Tasmania still think of devils and their cousins the quolls (pictured at right) as pests, but this is because their numbers increase each summer when the young leave their mothers to live on their own.
	www.sandiegozoo.com /animalbytes/t-tasmanian_devil.html (1073 words)

	Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease : Save the Tasmanian devil
		The Tasmanian devil disease appears to be a new condition that is restricted to Tasmanian devils.
		The devil to devil transmission suggests that this cancer is similar to a transplant, but rather than a transplant of a life saving organ such as a heart or kidney, the transplant is a life threatening cancer.
		Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries and Water (DPIW) veterinary pathologist Dr Richmond Loh, in conjunction with Murdoch University, published a case definition of the Tasmanian devil disease in the November edition of Veterinary Pathology (Abstract).
	www.tassiedevil.com.au /disease.html (2181 words)

	Tasmanian devil
		Tasmanian devils may be seen in many rural and wilderness areas by slowly driving at night along secondary roads.
		Devils are widespread in Tasmania from the coast to the mountains.
		The Devil Facial Tumour Disease, which is now having a devastating effect on the Tasmanian devil population was first noticed in the north-east of Tasmania in the mid-1990s but has become more prevalent in recent times in other areas of the State.
	www.parks.tas.gov.au /wildlife/mammals/devil.html (977 words)

	Save the Tasmanian devil
		The first signs of Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) were observed in 1996.
		It's a new and fatal condition in Tasmanian devils, characterised by cancers around the mouth and head.
		Tasmanian devils with the disease usually die within three to eight months of the lesions first appearing.
	www.tassiedevil.com.au (226 words)

	ADW: Sarcophilus laniarius: Information
		Tasmanian devils are regarded with some awe because of the blood-curdling shrieks and growls they use, particularly when a group is scavenging a carcass.
		Tasmanian devils forage in a slow, lumbering manner, using their sense of smell to find food at night.
		Tasmanian devils are ferocious when attacked and are impressively armed with heavy jaw musculature and robust teeth, they are able to protect themselves against larger predators.
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Sarcophilus_laniarius.html (1198 words)

	Tasmanian Devil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tasmanian Devils can take prey up to the size of a small wallaby, but in practice they are opportunistic and eat carrion more often than they hunt live prey.
		Tasmanian Devils eliminate all traces of a carcass, devouring the bones and fur in addition to the meat and internal organs.
		The Tasmanian Devil is an iconic animal within Australia; it is the symbol of the Tasmanian National Parks and Wildlife Service, and the Tasmanian Australian rules football team is known as the Devils.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tasmanian_Devil (2625 words)

	Tasmanian Devils by Sydney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tasmanian devils hare fl with white stripes around their arms, legs, head, and tails.
		Tasmanian devils hunt for food unless they find an animal that is already dead.
		Tasmanian devils have sharp teeth so they can eat meat and catch their own food.
	www.crockerfarm.org /ac/rm02/animals/SydneyTasmanianDevil.htm (272 words)

	Tasmanian Devil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The devil is about the size of a small dog, fl in color with white flashes on the rump and chest.
		Being nocturnal the devil is rarely seen of a day, it roams freely at night and can be heard more often than seen, the blood curdling screams are usually associated with a number of devils feeding at the same site, and one could be excused for expecting to see a creature of monolithic proportions.
		The young devils then venture out of the pouch and complete their juvenile development in a den, usually a disused wombat burrow and are weaned at 5-6 months of age.
	www.caddishatch.com.au /devil.htm (338 words)

	(GCVCPZ) Tasmanian Devil by triplep220 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus laniarius), also referred to simply as 'the devil', is a carnivorous marsupial now found only in the Australian island state of Tasmania.
		The Tasmanian Devil is the largest surviving carnivorous marsupial in Australia.
		The average life expectancy of a Tasmanian Devil in the wild is estimated at six years, although it may live longer in captivity.
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCVCPZ (643 words)

	Tasmanian Devil Tumor Disease Spreading - Nearly 50% Dead
		A facial tumour disease is continuing to ravage Tasmania's wild devils, with almost half of the devil population believed lost to the disease.
		The impact and distribution of Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) is being monitored in wild populations around the State.
		The disease, later termed "Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD)" is being investigated by a professional team, the last progress report of which is presented.
	www.rense.com /general62/tasmaniandeviltumor.htm (1086 words)

	Tasmanian Devil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tasmanian Devils are marsupials which means they have a pouch in which their joeys or young develop in for a period of time.
		Tasmanian Devils are now only located wild on the island of Tasmania, which is a state in Australia.
		Tasmanian Devils are not currently endangered while their relative the Tasmanian Tiger has recently become extinct.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/cook/7thgrade/tasmanian.htm (387 words)

	Tasmanian Devil
		Devils are famous for eating everything that moves: all native and domestic animals including small or injured sheep and lamb, birds, fish, insects, frogs and reptiles.
		Devils were seen as a threat to domestic animals and were hunted for a government bounty until 1941, when they were protected.
		The population of Devils is quite large, however because of shy behavior it is very difficult to spot it in the wild.
	www.ozshots.com /20060128_Tasmanian_Devil (355 words)

	Reintroducing the Tasmanian Devil to mainland Australia
		The preservation of Tasmania's marsupials has been attributed to the Tasmanian Devil preventing foxes from ever being able to gain a foothold, and keeping the population of feral cats under control.
		The Devil is not a particularly agile animal, and so finds it difficult to hunt live prey.
		Although Devils are popular sights in Tasmania today, in the days of the penal colony, the Devil was unfairly accused of being a sheep thief and a bounty was issued for their destruction.
	www.convictcreations.com /animals/devil.htm (770 words)

	Zoodoo Wildlife Park, Tasmania, with tasmanian devils, wombats and more
		The Tasmanian Devil is a marsupial and the female does have a pouch or marsupium.
		The female Tasmanian Devil has four nipples in the pouch and can rear 4 young however, she give birth to about 20 young as big as a grain of rice and it is the first 4 tiny devils that reach the pouch first that survive.
		The diseases has devastated Tasmanian Devil numbers and a concentrated effort is being made by the Tasmanian government to find the cause and a possible cure for this hideous disease.
	www.zoodoo.com.au (693 words)

	Profile - Tasmanian Devil
		Devils used to reach highest abundances in the dry eucalypt forests and woodlands in northern Tasmania but are found in lower numbers all over the island state.
		Devils emerge from their underground burrows after dark to hunt, moving a steady 8 km a night with a characteristic loping gait.
		There is a still slim chance of seeing the devils themselves by driving along quiet roads at night, but with the ravages of DFT disease their numbers are low in their old stomping grounds of Mount William, Narawntapu (Asbestos Range) and Cradle Mountain National Parks.
	www.zoo.utas.edu.au /tfprofiles/tasanimals/Tasdevil2.htm (542 words)

	Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary - Australian wildlife
		Tasmanian devils earned their name as they are only found in Tasmania and their fierce appearance accompanied by their characteristic screaming, was likened to a demon or devil.
		Being a marsupial, the Tasmanian devil has a pouch where its young undertake most of their development.
		The Tasmanian government is currently doing research and forming a recovery plan.
	www.koala.net /wildlife/tdevil.htm (259 words)

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