SYDNEY (Reuters) - A lack of genetic diversity in Australia's Tasmanian Devil means it has failed to launch an immune defense response to a facial cancer decimating populations, Australian researchers ...
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 roams the island state of Australia as the apex predator of the land, feeding on whatever it pleases as the top dog – or the top devil. But some of these marsupial scavengers could ...
The Tasmanian devil’s bite packs a surprising punch. Discover how this small marsupial’s mighty jaws rival a lion’s — and why ...
Anna C. Lewis receives funding from The Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust and The Carnivore Conservancy. Tracey Rogers receives funding from Australian Research Council and The Winifred Violet ...
On the southern tip of the island of Tasmania in 1936, a wolf-like marsupial was living in the Beaumaris Zoo. It was the last of its kind, and on Sept. 7, 1936, the animal died from suspected neglect, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fox-sized marsupial predator that roamed Australia from about 23 to 12 million years ago had plenty of bite to go along with its bark. But while it was certainly fierce, it ...