Because of its mortality rates, the Tasmanian Devil has been driven almost to extinction by this Devil Facial Tumor Disease ... well developed jaw muscles that are used to crush bone and tear ...

Scientists reported Wednesday the first evidence that the immune systems of wild Tasmanian devils can fight back against the ... against naturally acquired devil facial tumour disease," the ...

Prior research has also shown that the reason for the decline is devil facial tumor disease (DFTD ... Among them were genes associated with movement and muscle development.