For such a foul-tempered, ferocious and smelly creature, the Tasmanian devil is beloved in its native Australia, where it is considered a symbol of the country’s frontier toughness. (The dog-sized ...

Tasmanian devils are the largest carnivorous marsupials. They typically weigh 9 to 26 pounds and measure 20 to 31 inches in body length, excluding their bushy tail. Tasmanian devils are robust, ...

Located one billion light-years away, the star—thought dead—appears to be going through a revival, with scientists spotting energetic flares. Reading time 3 minutes On September 7, 2022, the Zwicky ...

There are three known wild contagious cancers in vertebrates, and Tasmanian devils have two of them. What does that mean for the endangered marsupials? By Jessica Wynne Lockhart/Hakai Magazine ...

If you want proof that size isn’t everything, look no further than the Tasmanian devil. This scrappy, sharp-toothed marsupial might weigh less than your average house cat, but pound for pound, its ...

Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) might be small creatures, but their appetite and effect on their environment are mighty. These marsupials, which typically live only on the island of Tasmania, ...

Evolution of two contagious cancers affecting Tasmanian devils underlines unpredictability of disease threat. Scientists have traced the family trees of two transmissible cancers that affect Tasmanian ...

Martin and Chris go on a creature adventure to find the tasmanian devil Martin and Chris go on a creature mission to find out more about the mysterious tasmaninan devil. When they spot the animal, ...

CANBERRA, Australia— Tasmania is trying to save the devil. The Tasmanian devil, a ferocious, snarling fox-sized marsupial, is in danger of going extinct because of a contagious facial cancer. In the ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – They’re endangered in the wild and rare to see even in zoos, but Fort Wayne Zoo is home to two Tasmanian devils. Last June, eight Tasmanian devils came from the Australian ...