ANIMALS
Tasmanian devils right at home in San Diego Zoo's Australian Outback
10:05 March 16, 2018 Reuters
Two Tasmanian devils from Australia are settling into their new home at the San Diego Zoo's Australian Outback. Male Tasmanian devil McLovin and female Quirindi arrived in San Diego from Taronga Western Plains Zoo in late 2017. The devils are part of a program between the two zoos designed to increase awareness of the species and to elicit support for Tasmanian devil conservation. Tasmanian devils are native to the island state of Tasmania. As nighttime hunters, they use their keen senses of smell and hearing to capture prey and are known for maintaining dominance in their habitats with fierce-sounding snarls and high-pitched screams, especially when they are hungry.