The Ultimate Tasmanian Devil Quiz

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The Tasmanian devil looks and sounds terrifying, and its bite is even worse. However, the Tasmanian devil population is being devastated by a contagious cancer. Take this quiz to learn more about the Tasmanian devil's problem with possible extinction.

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Question 2 of 21

Tasmanian devil males are only one foot tall. How can they be so dangerous?

strong jaw
poisonous bite
razor sharp claws

... Tasmanian devils have a jaw stronger than a tigers and can chew through bone.

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Question 3 of 21

How did Tasmanian devils earn their name?

terrifying screams
destructive ways
both answers

... Early settlers in Tasmania were terrified by the animals night-time screams, and called them devils.

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Question 4 of 21

How many forms of vocalization do the Tasmanian devils have?

2
5
11

... The Tasmanian devil communicates with other devils by 11 distinct forms of vocalization.

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Question 5 of 21

When the Tasmanian devils get mad, what happens?

ears turn purple
screech
both answers

... Their ears turn purple and they screech.

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Question 6 of 21

How many devils in a litter?

8
12
50

... The female Tasmanian devil can birth 50 babies in a litter.

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Question 7 of 21

How does the female devil feed 50 babies?

4 nipples
10 nipples
30 nipples

... The female has only four nipples, so only the strongest of the litter will survive.

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Question 8 of 21

What may happen to young Tasmanian devils if they don't leave home soon enough?

mother may eat them
become dependent on mother
die from starvation

... Their mother may eat them.

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Question 9 of 21

How many Tasmanian devils live together in a pack?

live alone
live in packs of six
live in packs of twelve

... Tasmanian devils are solitary creatures. When encountering other devils, it will not be a friendly meeting.

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Question 10 of 21

When was Devil Facial Tumor Disease first documented?

1996
2004
2007

... In 1996, photographer Christo Baars observed the large, gruesome bumps on the Tasmanian devils' mouth and neck.

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Question 11 of 21

What is Devil Facial Tumor Disease?

bacterial infection
contagious cancer
fungus

... It is a contagious cancer.

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Question 12 of 21

What is unusual about this type of cancer?

virus
contagious
both answers

... The cancer is a virus and is contagious.

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Question 13 of 21

How is the cancer spread?

bite from an infected devil
infected prey
infected water supply

... The cancer is spread when an infected Tasmanian devil fights with and bites another devil.

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Question 14 of 21

After developing the disease, how long until the animal's eventual death?

three months to one year
two years
three years

... The cancer destroys the jaw, and the animal eventually starves to death. From the infected bite to death, it takes three months to one year.

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Question 15 of 21

How are Tasmanian devils fighting the devastation of cancer?

earlier pregnancies
stop biting other devils
neither answer

... Researchers are noticing earlier Tasmanian devil pregnancies in areas that have been hit hard by the spread of cancer.

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Question 16 of 21

What is being done to save the devils?

fund research
research a cure
both answers

... The Tasmanian government is trying to fund research for a cure.

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Question 17 of 21

What do Tasman-Forestier Peninsula researchers do when they trap infected Tasmanian devils?

tagged
euthanized
neither answer

... Infected devils are euthanized.

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Question 18 of 21

What do Tasman-Forestier Peninsula researchers do when they trap a healthy Tasmanian devil?

tag
euthanize
neither answer

... They tag the healthy animal.

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Question 19 of 21

Why not just let the Tasmanian devils die off?

affect the area's ecology
unethical treatment of animals
affect the economy

... If the devils were to disappear, it would affect the area's ecology.

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Question 20 of 21

What type of animal is the Tasmanian devil?

marsupial
monotreme
placental mammal

... The Tasmanian devil is a marsupial.

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Question 21 of 21

How does a marsupial baby differ from other mammal babies?

born early
finish developing in the pouch
both answers

... Marsupial babies are born early and spend the rest of the development time in their mother's pouch.

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