TOP 10 ANIMAL LOVERS : Tasmanian Devil

The "devil" in this little critter's name may be due to its rather rough and tumble approach to courtship. On top of having a mating call that could shatter glass, the Tasmanian devil also has a nasty temper and will throw down with anything that gets in its way — even a potential mate! Good thing this dalliance only lasts three days, at which point the she-devil has finally had enough and kicks Mr. Wonderful to the curb. Guess it comes as no surprise that these charmers tend to live alone. LINK

The Tasmanian Tiger

Thylacines - Greek for dog-headed pouched one - were the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times, top-level predators native to continental Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea.

Commonly known as the Tasmanian Tiger due to its striped back, they were the last extant member of their genus, Thylacinus.

These creatures became extinct on the Australian mainland thousands of years before European settlement of the continent, but survived on the island of Tasmania. It's thought that intensive hunting encouraged by bounties to be blamed for their extinction, but other contributing factors may have been disease, the introduction of dogs, and human encroachment into their habitat. LINK: The Presurfer

Baby Tasmanian Devil

Yulgilbar was born last month at the Healesville Sanctuary in Australia, the first Tasmanian Devil born there since 1995. Over the weekend, she took her first steps outside her mother’s pouch. See a gallery of adorable pictures of Yulgilbar’s debut. Link, Via: Neatorama