Tasmanian tiger

Century-old footage of the last known Tasmanian tiger in captivity has been brought to life by colourisation, offering a tantalising glimpse of the now-extinct creature.

Thylacine (Benjamin?) with an open mouth. Their long snout and row of sharp teeth make them very distinctive. It's easy to see why Thylacines (aka Tasmanian tigers) are many peoples' favorite extinct animal.

† Frank Knight - Thylacine

The last images of the "Tasmanian Tiger" nearing extinction. Biologist David Fleay's haunting photos at a Hobart zoo in 1922 are known around the world. Able to open its jaws to an unusual 80 degrees, the thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus ‘dog-headed pouched one’) was the largest carnivorous marsupial of modern times. Hunted to the brink of extinction as a "sheep-killer," a 2011 study revealed its jaws too weak to kill sheep. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14730055

A world in which extinct creatures could be coaxed back to life came a step closer yesterday. Australian scientists have managed to extract a gene from a preserved specimen of a Tasmanian tiger and make it active

Scientists have produced the first high-quality genomic sequence for the Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus), also known as the thylacine.

On September 7, 1936, the last known Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, named Benjamin, died in captivity. We were reminded of that in late May of this year, when long-lost footage of this animal at the Hobart Zoo was found. It was shot in...

Two of the Thylacines were displayed on the Tasmanian Coat. You can notice red lion’s holding a shovel as a tribute to Tasmania’s miners.