Tasmanian Tiger

The Thylacine (pronounced /ˈθaɪləsaɪn/, Native to continental Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea, it is thought to have become extinct in the 20th century. It was the last extant member of its genus, Thylacinus, although several related species have been found in the fossil record dating back to the early Miocene.

The Thylacine had largely become extremely rare or extinct on the Australian mainland before European settlement of the continent, but it survived on the island state of Tasmania along with several other endemic species, including the Tasmanian Devil. Intensive hunting encouraged by bounties is generally blamed for its extinction, but other contributory factors may have been disease, the introduction of dogs, and human encroachment into its habitat. Despite its official classification as extinct, sightings are still reported, though none proven.

Like the tigers and wolves of the Northern Hemisphere, from which it obtained two of its common names, the Thylacine was an apex predator. As a marsupial, it was not related to these placental mammals, but because of convergent evolution it displayed the same general form and adaptations. Its closest living relative is thought to be either the Tasmanian Devil or Numbat.
Source: Wikipedia

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9/7/1936 Last Tasmanian Tiger (thylacine species), Benjamin, dies alone in her cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania. video: http://ow.ly/om4Q

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"Benjamin" the last known Thylacine (aka Tasmanian Tiger) died on 7th September 1936 in Hobart zoo.

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National Threatened Species Day Today – the last Tasmanian Tiger died in Hobart Zoo on Sep 7 1936.

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WollemiPine:
So sad the Tasmanian Tiger is extinct. One of my ancestors saw one & his report documented. In the early 19th century.

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