It's been 30 years since a deadly infectious cancer was first detected in the Tasmanian devil, threatening to send the ...

The Tasmanian devil, a spaniel-size marsupial found on the Australian island of Tasmania, has been hurtling toward extinction in recent years, the victim of a bizarre and mysterious facial cancer that ...

When the sun sets in Tasmania, a creature with fur as dark as the night emerges from its den to begin its search for food, scavenging for carrion and hunting small mammals and birds. To many, it’s ...

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, ...

The Tasmanian Devil, a rare carnivorous marsupial found only on Australia's southern island state of Tasmania, faces extinction in 10 to 20 years without a cure for the facial cancer now decimating ...

A contagious cancer wiped out about 90% of the marsupials in recent years. The Tasmanian devil, the feisty marsupial that only resided on the island of Tasmania for the last 3,000 years, has been ...

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium announced the death of the last member of its original family of Tasmanian devils. Thyme came to the Columbus Zoo from Tasmania, an island state located south of ...

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 ...

The San Diego Zoo has welcomed two male Tasmanian devil brothers, Jetsam and Flotsam, the zoo announced Tuesday. The 3-year-olds are settling into the zoo’s Australian Outback, near Sydney’s Shoppe, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Tasmanian devil described as a cherished member of the Columbus Zoo who had an infectious love for life has died. Thyme, a 5-year-old Tasmanian devil, died after facing ...

The Los Angeles Zoo recently welcomed two new Tasmanian devils to its collection, Danny Zuko and Crush. Both males were bred by Aussie Ark, a New South Wales conservation organization on a mission to ...