Hope dims for the species as "immune" Tasmanian devil contracts fatal cancer. Dec. 23, 2008— -- With a tornadolike force, Taz, the ornery Tasmanian devil cartoon character, could take down ...

The plight of the Tasmanian devil by Kathy Marks. ... Taz made his first screen appearance in 1954 in Devil May Hare, a short cartoon in which he unsuccessfully stalked Bugs Bunny.

Tasmanian devils, the carnivorous marsupials whose feisty, frenzied eating habits won the animals cartoon fame, have returned to mainland Australia for the first time in some 3,000 years.

Tasmanian Devil Colony May Save Species. ... has proven immune to the face cancer that has ravaged the iconic animal — made famous worldwide by their Looney Tunes cartoon namesake, Taz.

The Tasmanian devil, a marsupial made notorious by its Looney Tunes cartoon namesake Taz, was listed in Australia as an endangered species because of a contagious cancer that has wiped out most of ...