Thylacine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Thylacine (pronounced /ˈθaɪləsaɪn/ , or in Australia , also ) (binomial name: Thylacinus cynocephalus ; Greek for "dog-headed pouched one") was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of...
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What is a thylacine? Why did it become extinct? ... 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.
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australianmuseum.net.au/the-thylacine
australianmuseum.net.au/the-thylacine
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The Tasmanian Wolf evolved into a form comparable to members of the dog family because it filled much the same ecological niche in Australia as true dogs do in their environments.
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· The Tasmanian wolf was featured on an Australian stamp released July 1, 1981. ... Tasmanian wolves once roamed throughout Australia, but on the main island, their numbers diminished with the introduction of the dingo thousands of years ago.
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www.wildinfo.net/facts/Tasmaniantiger.asp
www.wildinfo.net/facts/Tasmaniantiger.asp
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Although commonly called the Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf, the thylacine has more in common with its marsupial cousin the Tasmanian Devil. ... Biotechnology Australia - cloning the Tasmanian Tiger...
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www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/tasmaniantiger...
www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/tasmaniantiger/
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The Tasmanian wolf or thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) is a member of the most remarkable group of mammals found in Australia, the marsupials. It is not generally noted for any unusual features of its body build, but more on account of its superficial resemblance to a canid.
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www.naturalworlds.org/thylacine/introducing/tasmanian_w...
www.naturalworlds.org/thylacine/introducing/tasmanian_wolf_1.htm
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It is often referred to as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf, but being a marsupial, it is neither a tiger or a wolf in any true sense. It is, however, an excellent example of convergent evolution. ... Sadly, it is the victim of one of man's most atrocious acts of destruction toward the fauna of Australia.
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This is the last known movie of the marsupial Tasmanian Wolf. Note the similarities to placental canids, except for the narrow hips (giving birth is easier for a marsupial).
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cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/images/tasmanian_wolf.htm
cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/images/tasmanian_wolf.htm
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After the Tasmanian wolf disappeared in Australia, it survived for a time on the island of Tasmania. However, Europeans in Tasmania hunted it to protect their sheep. The last known Tasmanian wolf died in captivity in 1936. Tasmanian devil;
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