After three days on end at sea traveling from New Zealand to Australia, my headspace was a little loony. More accurately, I had “Looney Tunes” on my mind.

What you’re about to learn might first make you think, “Oh, great.” You love the zoo, love the animals, but you never thought you’d have to worry about tiny tornadoes of fury with feet and arms ...

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 ...

When the sun sets in Tasmania, a creature with fur as dark as the night emerges from its den to begin its search for food, scavenging for carrion and hunting small mammals and birds. To many, it’s ...

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 ...