What its species name means: Thylacinus cynocephalus means "dog-headed pouched dog." The Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine or Tasmanian wolf, is an extinct carnivorous marsupial that once ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Tasmanian devils, ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Fierce as they are, Tasmanian devils can’t beat a contagious cancer that ...

If there’s one thing that scavengers do, it’s scavenge: feed on whatever is available, whenever it’s available. Scavengers around the world share this trait, from wolverines across the Northern ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Tasmanian Devils are taking the next step in ...

The genetic code for two Tasmanian devils named Spirit and Cedric may help preserve a healthy population of these large, carnivorous marsupials threatened with extinction by a devastating, infectious ...

Tasmanian devils have been born in the wild on Australia's mainland 3,000 years after the marsupials disappeared from the continent, conservation groups said Tuesday, raising hopes that a major ...

MOSCOW, Idaho -- May 26, 2021 -- University of Idaho researchers partnered with other scientists from the United States and Australia to study the evolution of Tasmanian devils in response to a unique ...

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 ...

A good faith effort to save the Tasmanian devil didn’t end so well for thousands of penguins who lived off the coast of Australia on a tiny island. “Every time humans have deliberately or accidentally ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The whole-genome analysis of two Tasmanian devils—one that died of a new contagious cancer known as Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD) and one ...