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Bite of the Tasmanian Devil | National Geographic


it roams the night bellowing

it roams the night bellowing blood-curdling screams in search of dead

blood-curdling screams in search of dead

blood-curdling screams in search of dead and dying prey and when it tears into

and dying prey and when it tears into

and dying prey and when it tears into flesh it’s with some of the most bone

flesh it’s with some of the most bone

flesh it’s with some of the most bone crushing jaws on earth this fiendish

crushing jaws on earth this fiendish

crushing jaws on earth this fiendish fighter may look cute but its name says

fighter may look cute but its name says

fighter may look cute but its name says it all the Tasmanian devil

Tasmanian Devils as their name suggests

Tasmanian Devils as their name suggests can only be found in one place

can only be found in one place

can only be found in one place Tasmania this Australian Islands forests

Tasmania this Australian Islands forests

Tasmania this Australian Islands forests and dense foliage allow a resting devil

and dense foliage allow a resting devil

and dense foliage allow a resting devil to lay low by day but by night the same

to lay low by day but by night the same

to lay low by day but by night the same landscape becomes a shrieking stalking

landscape becomes a shrieking stalking

landscape becomes a shrieking stalking ground Tasmanian Devils are the

ground Tasmanian Devils are the

ground Tasmanian Devils are the Kangaroos crankiest cousin like most

Kangaroos crankiest cousin like most

Kangaroos crankiest cousin like most marsupials they start as tiny specks in

marsupials they start as tiny specks in

marsupials they start as tiny specks in their mother’s pouch they don’t get as

their mother’s pouch they don’t get as

their mother’s pouch they don’t get as big as their fleet-footed relatives Tazi

big as their fleet-footed relatives Tazi

big as their fleet-footed relatives Tazi Devils only reach two feet and weigh

Devils only reach two feet and weigh

Devils only reach two feet and weigh just under 30 pounds but what they lack

just under 30 pounds but what they lack

just under 30 pounds but what they lack in size they make up for in strength

Devils huge heads hold powerful crushing

Devils huge heads hold powerful crushing jaws and their bite is even worse than

jaws and their bite is even worse than

jaws and their bite is even worse than their ear splitting bark the Tasmanian

their ear splitting bark the Tasmanian

their ear splitting bark the Tasmanian Devil has the strongest bite force of

Devil has the strongest bite force of

Devil has the strongest bite force of any living mammal on earth capable of

any living mammal on earth capable of

any living mammal on earth capable of ripping through flesh and bone

the devil’s bite force comes from a

the devil’s bite force comes from a powerful upper-body design the Taz ease

powerful upper-body design the Taz ease

powerful upper-body design the Taz ease massive head is disproportionately

massive head is disproportionately

massive head is disproportionately larger than the rest of its torso and

larger than the rest of its torso and

larger than the rest of its torso and supports an unusually prominent and

supports an unusually prominent and

supports an unusually prominent and powerful mouth to date Taz’s have killed

powerful mouth to date Taz’s have killed

powerful mouth to date Taz’s have killed no humans but inadvertent encounters

no humans but inadvertent encounters

no humans but inadvertent encounters with devils kenan in bloodshed one of

with devils kenan in bloodshed one of

with devils kenan in bloodshed one of the only ways to observe them is in

the only ways to observe them is in

the only ways to observe them is in protected animal parks it takes

protected animal parks it takes

protected animal parks it takes determination

determination

determination something had mammal keeper Tim Faulkner

something had mammal keeper Tim Faulkner

something had mammal keeper Tim Faulkner of the Australian Reptile Park knows

of the Australian Reptile Park knows

of the Australian Reptile Park knows firsthand his routine devil check up

firsthand his routine devil check up

firsthand his routine devil check up quickly turns into a howling scuffle

anyone who studies Tazz ease up close

anyone who studies Tazz ease up close risks painful run-ins with muscular jaws

risks painful run-ins with muscular jaws

risks painful run-ins with muscular jaws that work like a snapping sling so

that work like a snapping sling so

that work like a snapping sling so you’ll see that they’ve got a very large

you’ll see that they’ve got a very large

you’ll see that they’ve got a very large lumpy jawbone and most of that is muscle

lumpy jawbone and most of that is muscle

lumpy jawbone and most of that is muscle it comes right up over the top of their

it comes right up over the top of their

it comes right up over the top of their forward and attaches at the back of the

forward and attaches at the back of the

forward and attaches at the back of the ears and at the bottom of the years and

ears and at the bottom of the years and

ears and at the bottom of the years and allows the pressure of the jaws to close

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