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, ...

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 ...

Actors Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky helped conservationists release 11 Tasmanian devils into a wildlife sanctuary in an effort to "rewild" Australia. Thor is taking a break from saving humans with ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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, ...

A young Tasmanian devil. Tasmanian devils are endangered by devil facial tumour 1 (DFT1), a transmissible cancer. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

And what you can do to help save it. Olivia Young is a writer, fact checker, and green living expert passionate about tiny living, climate advocacy, and all things nature. She holds a degree in ...

Chris Hemsworth and his wife, fellow actor Elsa Pataky, helped release 11 of those Tasmanian devils with Aussie Ark. "We have been working tirelessly for the better part of 10 years to return devils ...

Scientists can peer at least nine months into a Tasmanian devil’s past by studying its whiskers, a new study led by UNSW Sydney has found. The long, wiry whiskers on these stocky marsupials hold ...

The creature in the video bears little resemblance to a healthy Tasmanian devil; largely furless, standing in broad daylight when the species is usually nocturnal, and with a bulbous growth on its ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have mapped the timescale of the Tasmanian devils' whiskers, showing that their whiskers can capture seasonal dietary changes over at least nine months and potentially up to a year.