They are traditionally thought of as carnivorous scavengers, but new research has found Tasmanian devils are selective when it comes to their meals.
"It could be … that these bigger or older [devils] have greater wisdom or ability to fight off the others and they get the preferred prey, like a pademelon carcass.
Professor Rogers said the number of devils in a certain area was also a factor in how a devil's diet developed. "But in the areas where there's high competition, where the devil facial tumour hasn't arrived yet, that's where you see the smaller devils ... [and they] are more likely to be the generalists."Professor Rogers theorised that devils' palate developed while they were young, which could lead to them eating their "comfort foods" in adulthood.
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