Declining numbers of the endangered Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) are affecting the evolutionary genetics of a small predator, the spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus), according to ...

The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a raccoon-sized marsupial—the world's largest carnivorous marsupial, in fact—found almost exclusively on the Australian island state of Tasmania ...

Researchers are preparing to test a vaccine to thwart the spread of a deadly contagious cancer in an iconic Australian marsupial, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii). Devil facial tumour ...

The Tasmanian devil is classified as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Source: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and the Australian Museum.

An Australian woman found a Tasmanian devil in her house after mistaking it for her dog's stuffed toy, according to a report. Kirsten Muhle Lynch At least this loony Tasmanian devil didn’t bring ...

The fatal disease has decimated devil populations in the state, triggering the Tasmanian government to list the species as endangered in 2008, closely followed by the federal government in 2009.

Tasmanian devils are endangered. Pictured, an individual with devil facial tumour disease. Blake Nisbet, Author provided. Over the past 25 years the disease – an aggressive, transmittable ...

The “Tasmanian Devil” not only evolved faster than a supernova, but 14 individual flares were observed, lighting up over a stretch of several months, or about a hundred days.

One of eleven Tasmanian devils released into the Australian wild by Chris Hemsworth and his wife, fellow actor Elsa Pataky, in 2020 is now a mom. Skip to content PEOPLE ...