Tasmanian Devil
As the name suggests, the Tasmanian Devils is a dog breed which is really devilish. It is a carnivorous, short and muscular marsupial mammal. A marsupial mammal has a distinct pouch like the kangaroos where the females carry their young. It is native to the island of Tasmania in Australia and is found in jungles and wild areas.
Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease
The Tasmanian Devil is a native of the Australian fauna. This carnivorous marsupial belongs to the family Sarcophilus harrisii and inhabits only the island state of Tasmania. The Devil is the only survivor of the genus Sarcophilus whose numbers are dwindling due to the onslaught of a facial tumour disease...
Tasmanian Devil Facts
Learn more about the facts about the wild carnivore mammal, Tasmanian devil, who is driven to extinction due to the Devil facial tumor disease, through this article.
Tasmanian Devil Habitat
The Tasmanian Devil is unique to the island state of Tasmania, Australia. This member of the Sarcophilus harrisii family is a carnivorous marsupial and the only extant member of the Sarcophilus genus. The animal flaunts the body of a stocky dog and is characterized by a black fur. Like the skunk, it emits an offensive odor when in distress...
Saving The Devil
Unique story of the Tasmanian Devil, once thought to be extinct. Now it is again facing extinction because of a mystery disease.
Tumours Threaten Tasmanian Devil Population
The Tasmanian devil, the vicious marsupial made famous by the Warner Brothers cartoon character, was today listed as an endangered species in its home state due to a deadly contagious cancer that has cut its numbers in the wild by more than half
Hollywood Tries to Save Tasmanian Devil
Hollywood hopes to help prevent the demise of the Tasmanian devil, a carnivorous marsupial whose animated namesake has earned millions as Bugs Bunny's arch-enemy. Environmentalists have approached Warner Bros to help fund research into a mystery disease which has wiped out half the...
Tasmanian Devils Devastated By Disease
Experts gathered in the Tasmanian city of Launcestonin in early October to develop a strategy for finding the causes of 'devil facial tumor disease' (DFTD) and for battling the disease which has killed half of the world-wide Tasmanian devil population.
Mystery Virus Threatens to Wipe Out Tasmanian Devil
Wildlife experts are investigating a mystery virus which threatens to wipe out the rare Tasmanian devil. The marsupial's population peaked at 200,000 in the mid-1990s, but wild populations of the animal have halved in the past four years. Infected animals develop massive cancers...