Teobbie's+report+on+an+endangered+Australian+animal

=Teobbie's report on an endangered Australian animal ...= The Tasmanian Devil is one of many endangered animals in Australia. They can be found in northern, eastern, and central Tasmanian. The Tasmanian Devil has many aspect that are interesting it’s habitat, diet, behaviour, and breeding cycles.

The Tasmanian Devil looks like a bear. It has a large head, a long tail, and a fat body. The fur is usually black with a white chest. The Devil as it is commonly known has long hair, on it’s face on the top of it’s head. Males are larger than females. Males are about 7 inches long, and weigh around 8 kg, while the females are about 22 inches long and weigh around 6 kg.

The Tasmanian Devil lives in forest. They usually spend the daytime finding shelter for sleeping. When night comes they find food.

Devils eat birds, small animals, and reptiles. They are not aggressive until it comes to food when they become very loud. Devils usually mate in March, and females give birth in April. The baby stays in the pouch for about 16 weeks. Then their mother moves them to a nest where they for about 16 weeks. By the age of about 40 weeks their mother leaves them in a den to live on their own.

Tasmanian Devils are classified as vulnerable and are completely protected. There is an epidemic of a disease that effects their mouth. They can get it when they eat a carcass together or if they bite each other.