The first thing most people think about when they hear tasmanian devil is the Loony Toon character more commonly known as Taz. He runs around in a tornado cloud of biting, slobbering, and crazy noises. As far as tasmanian devils go, that is a pretty accurate description of the real animal. If it gets in a situation in which it feels threatened or protective it will snap and completely go off on anyone or anything near. If food is its reason for fighting, they will usually fight to the death. It has a very scary growl that sounds almost maniacal. A video can be seen here. The look almost like a cross between a small dog and a baby bear. It is black and brown with a little white tuff on hair on its chest. It has a large head full of teeth that it isn't afraid to use. They store fat in their tail when they have had plenty to eat. They will eat anything they can kill and eat every bit of their prey. Tasmanian devils can only be found in Tasmania, a state in Australia. They dropped in numbers on the mainland due to dingos, being killed my farmers because they kill chickens, and a disease that creates tumors in their mouths and around their faces. They are considered prehistoric because fossils have been found of the almost exact creature of today thousands of years ago. Since they are nocturnal, they usually feed at night. This means that all of their snarling and fighting is going on in pitch black darkness in the eucalyptus forest. I know personally I would enjoy watching one from a distance, but coming out of nowhere in the middle of the night would scare me senseless. Although they may not be one of the sweetest animals, they are still one of God's creatures and should be taken care of. Even of the nastiest creatures should have an opportunity to survive.





http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/tasmanian-devil.html
http://australian-animals.net/devil.htm