NEXT UP: #4 Tasmanian Devil Vs. #5 Water Deer!!! #2018MMM 
The T. Devil is 6-8kg (that's 27-36 stoats for those of you playing at home) and can catch mammals up to 30 kg. The Water Deer weighs in at 9-14 kg (40-63 stoats). #stoatsasmeasurement #2018MMM
T. devil skulls are adapted to using a high bite force. It is made of more cancellous bone than many other mammals, which allows the skull to absorb the shock by biting on hard bone #stressful #2018MMM (Attard et al)
Tasmanian Devils are currently found in Tasmania (shocking, eh?). The following quote comes from a 1968 study of a captive T. devil named "Hamlet" by R. F. Ewer #2018MMM
"Hamlet the t devil "sniffed along the length of [a rat's]body and when reached the head, abruptly delivered a genuine bite, killing the rat at once.He then leapt back, his attitude suggesting that he was astounded at what had happened" goo.gl/Jpj7Av #PoorRat #2018MMM "
While popular imagination & cartoons view them as violent, this may not be true. According to Owen & Pemberton they are more timid. One report on a hand-raised T. devil notes it remained hiding for days after hearing the vacuum cleaner (goo.gl/yqnNSr) #2018MMM
Water deer, at home in costal plains & marshy areas, are diurnal herbivores. Males use their vampire teeth (actually their upper canines that reach ~6 cm) to scare away rivals #2018MMM
While found mostly in China & the Korean peninsula, water deer are also found in Western Europe, having escaped from captive populations. The fossil evidence is scant so much of its evolutionary history is uncertain #moarResearch #2018MMM
Water deer are mostly solitary. Sirect contact limited to "what is strictly necessary for reproduction & rearing of young." This, along w/ their lack of antlers, has led some to conclude that they are a more 'primitive' species (source: goo.gl/hSni9B) #2018MMM
Tonight’s bout occurs in Tasmanian open woodland at dusk. The water deer isn't too happy to be here but glad to find some grasses to munch on #2018MMM
While foraging water deer happens upon a ghastly sight: a T. Devil consuming the carcass of a dead kangaroo. #2018MMM #AfterDark
Water deer tries to scare off the devil with its screams known as 'whickering'. For realz, just listen to this: mammal.org.uk/sites/default/… #2018MMM
But the T. devil isn't quiet either. The sound it makes is pretty terrifying too! Water deer understands where the name 'devil' comes from: #nightmareStuff #2018MMM
The water deer decides on a direct approach: stamping his feet & snarling to showing his teeth. They will fight other members of their species (conspecifics) by biting w/ their canines, which can lead to ripped ears, scars, and even death (goo.gl/kv1Xg9) #2018MMM
But they usually avoid a fight. Water deer hops off, certain that messing with a T. Devil is NOT the way to live to fight another day (goo.gl/KWKFeL) #smartmove #2018MMM
T. DEVIL BE-DEVILS WATER DEER!!! #2018MMM
