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The thylacine (/ ˈ θ aɪ l ə s iː n /; binomial name Thylacinus cynocephalus), also commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf, is an extinct carnivorous marsupial that was native to the Australian mainland and the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea.
Jun 9, 2024 · Also known as: Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf, Thylacinus cynocephalus, marsupial wolf. Written and fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Aug 7, 2019 · The Tasmanian Tiger earned its name because of the distinctive tiger-like stripes along its lower back and tail, which were more reminiscent of a hyena than a big cat.
The Thylacine ( Thylacinus cynocephalus: dog-headed pouched-dog) is a large carnivorous marsupial now believed to be extinct. It was the only member of the family Thylacinidae to survive into modern times. It is also known as the Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf.
Tasmanian tiger. Few other Australian animal species have as much mystery surrounding them as the thylacine. Also known as the Tasmanian tiger – because it’s a carnivore with striped markings – much of the intrigue about this marsupial is about whether it still survives today.
Thylacinus is a genus of extinct carnivorous marsupials in the family Thylacinidae. The only recent member was the thylacine ( Thylacinus cynocephalus ), commonly also known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf. The last known Tasmanian tiger was in the Beaumaris Zoo in Tasmania, eventually dying in 1936.
Mar 10, 2021 · March 10, 2021. The Tasmanian tiger is still extinct. Reports of its enduring survival are greatly exaggerated. Known officially to science as a thylacine, the large marsupial predators, which...
Jun 30, 2024 · Thylacines — marsupials known as Tasmanian tigers — were declared extinct decades ago, but efforts to find one in the wild are thriving. Scientists are also working to bring back the species ...
The Tasmanian tiger or thylacine is one of the most fabled animals in the world. European settlers were puzzled by it, feared it and killed it when they could. After only a century of European settlement, the animal had been pushed to the brink of extinction.
The thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, is one of the most fabled animals in the world. Yet, despite its fame, it is one of the least understood of Tasmania's native animals.
