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Can You Watch The Last Tasmanian Tiger And Not Cry Sad Tears?

Tassie Tiger R.I.P.

This is footage of the last known thylacine or Tasmanian tiger, filmed in 1933. ???

Striped like a tiger, the thylacine was a carnivorous marsupial that preyed on kangaroos, rodents and birds.

Striped like a tiger, the thylacine was a carnivorous marsupial that preyed on kangaroos, rodents and birds.

Its Latin name was Thylacinus cynocephalus: pouched-dog with a wolf's head.

australianmuseum.net.au

The thylacine was a slow-moving, shy animal that often died shortly after being captured, most likely from shock.

The thylacine was a slow-moving, shy animal that often died shortly after being captured, most likely from shock.

australianmuseum.net.au

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