What the Tasmanian Devil lacks in size, however, it makes up for with bone-crushing jaws and threatening displays of dominance during noisy communal feeding.
They're a shadow of the big meat-eating animals that once wandered our forests, like the marsupial lion ( Thylacoleo carnifex), the largest carnivorous Australian mammal known standing at 75cm-tall at the shoulder, and of course, the near-mythical Tasmanian Tiger.
Standing 30cm tall and up to 65cm head to tail, the Tasmanian Devil is the largest carnivorous marsupial in Australia. Or better still, watch the stocky, dog-like and jet-black animals emerging around dusk to look for carrion to feed on. Head to the right spot at the right time and you may be lucky enough to hear the shrieking, haunting cry of the Tasmanian Devil ( Sarcophilus harrisii), ringing out over Tasmania's wilderness.
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