Tasmanian Devils awww cute.............

[Nikolas]

Cute buggers aren't they?

http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/%7Esmeegles/Stuff/Tassiedevils/tasdevil2.jpg

Stay away!

http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/%7Esmeegles/Stuff/Tassiedevils/Tasdevil2.jpg

Don't fall off your motorbike while riding in Tasmania and you are stuck in a ditch at dusk!

http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/%7Esmeegles/Stuff/Tassiedevils/Tassiedevil.jpg

Or this might happen!

http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/%7Esmeegles/Stuff/Tassiedevils/tasdevil3.jpg

[muggah]

Nice shots! They sure changed their mood quick! :lol:

[Anthony J Howe]

fascinating shots of the Tasmanian devils.
Good clear shots and showing the mood they can get into. They eat like the Parana fish but on land.

[Nikolas]

Thanks for the comments.
The growl that emanates from them is spine tingling.
They demolished that wallaby carcass in a few minutes.
Scary to watch but they are cute animals when they keep their mouths closed.
Interesting that they are marsupials and the females have pouches like kangaroos.

[tlc]

:shock: here kitty kitty.........

[Nikolas]

LOL

[joe_elway]

Don't ya just wanna pick them up, hug them and kiss them right on their furry lips.

:-)

Ooh err. I think I've had a Steve Irwin experience.

[Hoonga]

WOW! They don't spin around in a hurricane-like fashion as they move?! Great shots :D

[Nikolas]

WOW! They don't spin around in a hurricane-like fashion as they move?! Great shots :D

They do actually when they run off with the food.
It becomes a flurry of fur and feet and that's all you can see
Here are 2 examples of a feeding frenzy.
(Sorry about the quality of the last one but they were literally shaking their heads at a very fast pace and it was taken at ISO 3200)
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/%7Esmeegles/Stuff/Tassiedevils/CRW_8044.jpg


http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/%7Esmeegles/Stuff/Tassiedevils/CRW_8050.jpg

[Nikolas]

Thanx for all comments folks. :)

[One Eyed Jack]

Tassie Devils are one of the only animals on the planet to eat 'everything' when they sit down to feast. Flesh, organs, fur and bones. Yes you heard me, they eat the bones! :shock: So you can imagine one latching onto one of your fingers.

[Dragonfli Spirit]

:D I knew they ate 'everything'...
We have some just down the road from us and I've often been known to joke to hubby about not upsetting me too much ;) ROFL

[One Eyed Jack]

lol :D

[liquidGhoul]

Tassie Devils are one of the only animals on the planet to eat 'everything' when they sit down to feast. Flesh, organs, fur and bones. Yes you heard me, they eat the bones! :shock: So you can imagine one latching onto one of your fingers.

Crocodiles?

[One Eyed Jack]

Crocodiles?

Yep, but croc's virtually swallow their food where as Tassie Devils chew the bones. Even the 'Big Cats' don't do that.

[Becca]

Don't ya just wanna pick them up, hug them and kiss them right on their furry lips.

:-)

Ooh err. I think I've had a Steve Irwin experience.

LOL! That gave me a laugh!

These are terrific shots! I didn't realize that they were just running around loose. For some reason I thought they were endangered and the only place you had a chance to see them was in a zoo. I certainly wouldn't want to run into one on a dark night!

[Nikolas]

If those specimens were running loose when I shot those they would have eaten the camera then me!
Those shots were taken at a wildlife sanctuary in Tasmania.
Low fencing and glass walls on one side.
The buggers do run loose in the wilds of Tasmania but are becoming endangered due to a cancer that can be spread between them that affects their mouths.
Only known transmissable cancer.

[Nidz]

Yeah they are ugly little critters. They don't spoin around like in the cartoons.. lol.

Nice photos you took there. Where abouts did you take them? Healesville Sanctuary?

[Nikolas]

Yeah they are ugly little critters. They don't spoin around like in the cartoons.. lol.

Nice photos you took there. Where abouts did you take them? Healesville Sanctuary?


Nope
I was on a sojourn down Tasmania.
There is the Tasmanian Devil Park near Port Arthur.
Tassie devils everywhere but out of our way thankfully.
Expensive admission price unfortunately.

[PaulDB]

They are cool shots. Not something you see every day! I can see how they got their name..

[Rick Wong]

Lived in Tassie for 3 years and did a heap of trekking.The sound of these guys scavenging around your tent after dark can scare the willies out of ya!Unless you know what they are!The are quite harmless and yes they do spin around and around when courting or fighting or if they are cornered.The world's largest remaining carnivorous marsupial.Hope the epidemic sweeping the wild populations is just a natural occurence.There was one recorded in the early 1900's.As carrion feeders they a at risk from infection and danger due to the abundance of road kill in Tasmania.I hope these guys are around for many years to come.In the wild they are awesome.Hate to be anthropomorphic but they do have distinct personalities.Dyed in the wool Devil lover.Carna Sainters!

[JenzZx2]

Wow, I never knew so much about Tasmanin Devils!! Great pics!

[Dustin Murray]

I had a crush on a Tassie her name was Ame,shot over 250 pic's of here, I couldn't get her to stop running for a second!! Dang nice shot's!!!


Dustin

[Nzshrimper]

Crocodiles?


crocs spit out the bones later, aswell as anything else they can't digest - like a watch.. ' CRICKEY '