COLUMBUS — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has announced the death of its 4-year-old Tasmanian devil, Sprout. According to the zoo, Sprout, passed away on Wednesday, June 27. Sprout suddenly showed an ...

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH)– The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium announced the death of one of their Tasmanian devils Tuesday. The zoo said in a social media post they made the difficult decision to humanely ...

“We can deduce then that devils with higher natural antibody ratio are therefore less susceptible to the contagious cancer,” Beata Ujvari of Australia’s Deakin University said in a statement.

There are three known wild contagious cancers in vertebrates, and Tasmanian devils have two of them. What does that mean for the endangered marsupials? By Jessica Wynne Lockhart/Hakai Magazine ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. The Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii, is a small, very ...

Tasmanian devil populations have dwindled in recent decades due to two contagious facial cancers that cause debilitating growths. Now, alongside an international group of scientists and organizations, ...