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Tad jones cartoon11/21/2023 Page one: Aardvarks, Ants, Bears, Boars, Cats, Bats, Dogs, Hogs, Elephants, Antelopes, Pheasants, Ferrets, Giraffes, Gazelles, Stoats, Goats, Shoats, Ostriches, Lions, Jackals, Muskrats, Minks, Dingoes, Zebras, Foxes, Boxes, Octopus, Penguins, People, Warthogs, Yaks, Gnus, Newts, Walrus-Wildebeests. " Beware of the TASMANIAN DEVIL a vicious ravenous brute with powerful jaws like a steel trap." It also gives a two-page list of what a Tasmanian Devil eats. In "Bedevilled Rabbit", in a Tasmania Brochure, it gives this description: In "Ducking the Devil", it described " WARNING: The TASMANIAN DEVIL is a powerful, vicious, evil-tempered brute - hungry at all times - it will eat anything, but is especially fond of wild duck." In "Devil May Hare", it described as " A strong murderous beast, jaws as powerful as a steel trap - has ravenous appetite - eats tigers, lions, elephants, buffaloes, donkeys, giraffes, octopuses, rhinoceroses, moose, ducks" and of course Taz added in ". There have been some descriptions about the Tasmanian Devil in some cartoons. Taz also harbors a special craving for rabbits.Īccording to the ToonHeads episode "Tasmanian Devil", Robert created Taz when he and screenwriter Sid Marcus were discussing about new foes to challenge Bugs Bunny, and even commented that of all the animals, the only creature they haven't used against Bugs was the Tasmanian devil. The Devil devours everything in sight, including boulders, trees, shrubs, and hills, all the while whirling about like a miniature cyclone that sounds like a dozen motors all whirring in unison. ![]() In fact, this appetite is Taz's main characteristic. Robert McKimson designed the character after the real-life Tasmanian devil, an animal native to Australia, and the Tennessee Top of American folklore however, the only real similarity between the real-life marsupial and Robert's beast is their ravenous appetite.
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