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Tasmanian Devils are fierce animals that live in Tasmania. It eats small mammals and reptiles, plus any dead animals it can find. It hunts mainly at night and spends the day in a cave, hollow log, or other shelter. They measure 3-4 feet long, including a tail of 1 foot. It is the one of the (if not the largest) largest marsupials. It weighs 4.1-11.8 kilograms. Most have black fur with white markings, but some are entirely black. It looks like a small wolf. It has a bear-like shape with a large head and long, bushy tail. It is dark, which helps it camoflauge; and has a pale throat and side patches and muzzle. The Tasmanian Devil eats snakes, birds, rodents, lizards, and wallabies. It drinks water. The Tasmanian Devil can live at a variety of places such as dense rain forests or open plains. Female devils have a backwards-opening pouch with four teats and give birth to an average litter of four. The devil was common in Australia until it was exterminated there because of killing a large number of livestock and poultry.

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