Thylacine Extinction

Thylacine | Tasmanian Wolf |Tasmanian Tiger - Colossal

Extinction of thylacine

Stop calling the last thylacine Benjamin, Tasmanian tiger researcher says

Past Whisper on Instagram: "The Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger, was a carnivorous marsupial native to Tasmania, mainland Australia, and New Guinea. Its scientific name is Thylacinus cynocephalus. Despite a dog-like appearance, it was related to kangaroos and wallabies. Males had a pouch. The species was extinct on the Australian mainland thousands of years before European settlement, likely due to dingoes and human hunting. In Tasmania, it survived until the early 20th century but was heavily hun