Tasmanian Devils Have Precocious Sex to Beat Cancer

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By Eliza Strickland
Jul 15, 2008 10:11 PMNov 5, 2019 9:03 PM
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Australia's Tasmanian devils are breeding at younger ages in response to a strange form of infectious cancer that is spreading rapidly through devil populations. The feisty marsupials are now reproducing before the lethal cancer strikes them down—a response that may be the species' only chance to avoid extinction. Researcher Shelly Lachish explains:

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