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posted by March 13 at 12:00 PM
onI can’t remember how old I was when I realized a Tasmanian Devil was actually an animal from Tasmania, not just the preferred tattoo of the Hillman Michigan men’s softball team…
Jaws stronger than a pitbull? From YouTube: NationalGeographic
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Leave it up to Westerners to use the Word "Devil" to describe what is not, nor ever will be as mean as the "Devil". It's like "Mateo Tepee" the str8 White Christian settlers runined that natural wonder with what they call it now.
Um. You must have had a weird childhood.
Everybody grew up with the Tasmanian Devil.
One of my Australian friends actually was part Tasmanian (not an easy task, actually).
Devils are my favorite animal. We went to a devil park in Tasmania a few years ago, where they are attempting to breed animals free of the horrible Facial Tumour Disease that is destroying them. Something like half of them have been wiped out; extinction is becoming a real possibility.
They are incredibly cute in person, with their little pink ears (they turn pink with blood to cool them off), at least until they open their mouths. It's one of the greatest sounds I've ever heard. Their jaw isn't just stronger than a pitbull; it's stronger than any animal on earth besides the saltwater crocodile (and comparable to that proportional to body weight). They can take down and eat a horse, every bit of it except the thickest part of the pelvic bone.
I wish I could watch the video....
And of course, being Australians, they have to poke their hands in the Tasmanian Devils' crushing jaws with no protective gloves, whatsoever.
The sad thing is that TD's are almost extinct. Due to herpes--herpes!
Those devils are nothing compared to the tigers
The tigers are cool, but the only one most living people have seen is bolted to the top of the Cascade Brewery.
The disease isn't herpes; it's a contagious neuroendocrine cancer.
The video said "As their name suggests, Tasmanian Devils can only be found in one place..."
"Hell?" I yelled, "It's HELL! It must be hell 'cause that's where devils are."
"...Tasmania!"
Aw fuck. I thought Tasmanisim was what they had been damned for. Is that even a sin, then?
As far as sins go, Queenslandism>Northern Territoriality>Tasmanianism
Of course, you can't underestimate these fearsome Kenyan predators....
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