Tasmanian Devil Research Paper
The Tasmanian Devil
The Tasmanian Devil is one of the largest marsupials that are carnivorous in Australia. They have mostly black fur and have a backward facing pouch. Every single devil had its own individual markings on their chest so you can easily tell which is which in a zoo environment they also have very sharp and powerful claws that they use when eating something. The male devils are bigger then the females by about 100mm in head to tail length.
The Tasmanian devils have a disease that is killing off devils and it is called DFTD, which stands for Devil Facial Tumor Disease. This is the main problem why they are endangered. It makes tumors appear on they mouth, face and neck of the devil and it is very fatal. After the first tumor …show more content…
appears they have six months before they will die. It is spread by biting and during mating it has spread across 60% of Tasmania in 2010 in 2015 95%decline of the devils population. Because of this lot of devils are dying at a young age and there are not many elders anymore because of this disease. This has also collapsed the synchronized breeding events, which also has a effect on the population.
The Adelaide Zoo has one Tasmanian devil that you can meet named Fish. She was born at the Hillsville Sanctuary in Victoria. She is the only devil currently at the Adelaide zoo because most of the devils are now seen at Monarto Zoo.
The devils used to live on the mainland of Australia around 5000 years ago but now they are just in the Tasmania.
They are nocturnal but can be in any type of habit. They are hardly seen in the wild because they are shy and only come out at night.
Western Swamp Tortoise
The Western swamp tortoise mainly has a black or brown shell is different depending on age and what swamp there in they are quite small. The males only growing up to 155mm and not much larger and the females as they only grow to 135mm. The hatchlings the shell is gray above bright cream and it is black below and they are about 24-29mm in length
There is only one place The Western Swamp Tortoise is found and this is in Western Australia near Perth there is only around 200 left in that area and this makes then incredibly endangered and need to be protected unwise it could mean the end for the western swamp tortoise.
The western swamp tortoise is one of Australia’s most endangered reptiles. This is because of habitat clearance for things like agriculture, clay mining and other urban and industrial development; climate change (like the increase of aridity), foxes and other animals are hunting them, draining the swamps and inappropriate fire regimes. It doesn’t help that they have slow breeding, a certain diet and a very rare
habitat.
The Adelaide Zoo has started a program that involves increasing the population breeding of The Western Swamp Tortoise with a secure area. They got there first ones in 2003 and they got their first hatchlings in in 2012. This means they were successful in their effort’s the increase the population and breeding of the tortoise.
The Western Swamp Tortoise has a lifespan up to 100 years, as the breeding process is slow. They are carnivores and only eat insects, insect larvae, aquatic crustaceans, tadpoles and aquatic earthworms. There are only two freshwater tortoises one is The Western Swamp Tortoise and The Oblong Tortoise.
The Tasmanian Devil is one of the largest marsupials that are carnivorous in Australia. They have mostly black fur and have a backward facing pouch. Every single devil had its own individual markings on their chest so you can easily tell which is which in a zoo environment they also have very sharp and powerful claws that they use when eating something. The male devils are bigger then the females by about 100mm in head to tail length.
The Tasmanian devils have a disease that is killing off devils and it is called DFTD, which stands for Devil Facial Tumor Disease. This is the main problem why they are endangered. It makes tumors appear on they mouth, face and neck of the devil and it is very fatal. After the first tumor …show more content…
appears they have six months before they will die. It is spread by biting and during mating it has spread across 60% of Tasmania in 2010 in 2015 95%decline of the devils population. Because of this lot of devils are dying at a young age and there are not many elders anymore because of this disease. This has also collapsed the synchronized breeding events, which also has a effect on the population.
The Adelaide Zoo has one Tasmanian devil that you can meet named Fish. She was born at the Hillsville Sanctuary in Victoria. She is the only devil currently at the Adelaide zoo because most of the devils are now seen at Monarto Zoo.
The devils used to live on the mainland of Australia around 5000 years ago but now they are just in the Tasmania.
They are nocturnal but can be in any type of habit. They are hardly seen in the wild because they are shy and only come out at night.
Western Swamp Tortoise
The Western swamp tortoise mainly has a black or brown shell is different depending on age and what swamp there in they are quite small. The males only growing up to 155mm and not much larger and the females as they only grow to 135mm. The hatchlings the shell is gray above bright cream and it is black below and they are about 24-29mm in length
There is only one place The Western Swamp Tortoise is found and this is in Western Australia near Perth there is only around 200 left in that area and this makes then incredibly endangered and need to be protected unwise it could mean the end for the western swamp tortoise.
The western swamp tortoise is one of Australia’s most endangered reptiles. This is because of habitat clearance for things like agriculture, clay mining and other urban and industrial development; climate change (like the increase of aridity), foxes and other animals are hunting them, draining the swamps and inappropriate fire regimes. It doesn’t help that they have slow breeding, a certain diet and a very rare
habitat.
The Adelaide Zoo has started a program that involves increasing the population breeding of The Western Swamp Tortoise with a secure area. They got there first ones in 2003 and they got their first hatchlings in in 2012. This means they were successful in their effort’s the increase the population and breeding of the tortoise.
The Western Swamp Tortoise has a lifespan up to 100 years, as the breeding process is slow. They are carnivores and only eat insects, insect larvae, aquatic crustaceans, tadpoles and aquatic earthworms. There are only two freshwater tortoises one is The Western Swamp Tortoise and The Oblong Tortoise.