For those of us who grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons, Warner Bros.' character Taz, the omnivorous, whirling, swirling cartoon caricature of a Tasmanian devil, was a delight. Already long on ...

Tasmanian devils are named for their chilling nocturnal shrieks, which reminded early colonists of hellhounds. Perhaps more than any other sound, the screams give a lone bush walker “this feeling of ...

After surviving floods, snow and fierce storms, fourteen endangered Tasmanian devils have finally been rewilded to a sanctuary in New South Wales, Australia. Thanks to the tireless care of ...

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 ...

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 a ...

CANBERRA, Australia — The Tasmanian devil, a snarling fox-sized marsupial made notorious by its Looney Tunes cartoon namesake Taz, was listed in Australia as an endangered species today because of a ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The San Diego Zoo has announced some new arrivals! Amanda Martinez, a spokesperson for the zoo, says Jetsam and Flotsam, two Tasmanian devils, are now acclimating to their new home.

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 ...

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 ...

Once upon a time, I was fortunate enough to see one of the most incredible animals left on earth, a wild Tasmanian devil. I was in the company of 80 wildlife biologists from mainland Australia, most ...

An effort to save the Tasmanian devil population has resulted in another species being wiped out. About a decade ago, 3,000 little penguins called Maria Island, an island east of Tasmania, their home.