Hobbies And Interests
Body Language
Tasmanian devils hold their fat tails up as a sign of aggression or sexual arousal. The position and the level of erection is also linked to the level of arousal or aggression they want to communicate to other devils. When feeding on carcasses, they can use about 20 different postures to communicate with the others, as well as 11 different sounds.(ref. 3) There is no hierarchical order to the sequence in which they feed. Devils can eat as much as 40 percent of their body mass in a day.
Fighting
Tasmanian devils often fight over mates, but also during mating, when females are likely to injure males. Many male adults have face scars and injuries as a result of the mating fights. When gathering around a carcass, they can fight to be among the first to feed, but this is not considered their general behavior.
Non-territorial Behavior
Tasmanian devils do not form packs like wolfs. Even if a large number of animals are hunting the same prey, it does not mean they are organized and willing to share the food. Tasmanian devils are not territorial in the sense of trying to expel one another from a wide area, but they have fixed home ranges and defend only the small personal area around them. Females often defend the area around the den.
Reproduction
Tasmanian devils are marsupials. Like kangaroos they have a pouch to hold the immature young. They mate between February and June, and after the pups are born they move to the pouch where they stay for a few months. Afterward, the young live in the den, coming out in November or December. Devils are not monogamous, but males often keep their mates under surveillance in the den. If not guarded, females can keep mating with other males, because they ovulate up to three times during the mating period, which lasts for less than a month.