Wednesday, February 28, 2018

THYLACINES IN THE NEWS





And while very closely resembling a dog, the last time the two animals shared an ancestor was approximately 160 million years ago. Its scientific name is Thylacinus cynocephalus and it is commonly referred to as the thylacine. Joining the ranks of some of Oceania's most famous creatures, the thylacine ...


The Tasmanian tiger — otherwise known as the thylacine — was a large Australian marsupial mammal known from the island state of Tasmania. Once ranging throughout Australia and New Guinea, the species disappeared from the mainland around 3,000 years ago, probably through competition and ...

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