Wednesday, January 24, 2018

THYLACINES IN THE NEWS



Reconstruction of the predatory behaviour of the extinct marsupial thylacine
Abstract. The European colonists of Tasmania named the thylacine Thylacinus cynocephalus a `marsupial wolf' or the `Tasmanian tiger' or `hyena', in reference to its resemblance to large canids and the bold stripes on its rump. The largest marsupial carnivore in historic times, it was persecuted for ...

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