The largest known carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian Tiger is native to Australia and New Guinea. It is also called the Thylacine, or Tasmanian Wolf, and is from the genus Thylacinus.
The Tasmanian Tiger became extinct on mainland Australia thousands of years before European settlement.
However, the Thylacine continued to exist in Tasmania, an island state of Australia, until about 1936.
There are various theories on why the Tasmanian Tiger became extinct. Among these are bounty hunters, disease, and the destruction of its natural habitat.
Although it is officially listed as extinct, there are still reported sightings reported to this day of the Tasmanian Tiger. No sightings have been confirmed by empirical evidence, however.
At present there are attempts at cloning the Tasmanian Tiger happening in scientific research.
The Tasmanian Tiger became extinct on mainland Australia thousands of years before European settlement.
However, the Thylacine continued to exist in Tasmania, an island state of Australia, until about 1936.
There are various theories on why the Tasmanian Tiger became extinct. Among these are bounty hunters, disease, and the destruction of its natural habitat.
Although it is officially listed as extinct, there are still reported sightings reported to this day of the Tasmanian Tiger. No sightings have been confirmed by empirical evidence, however.
At present there are attempts at cloning the Tasmanian Tiger happening in scientific research.
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