Posted on 10/25/2019 11:02:36 AM PDT by Red Badger
These sightings, if true, would reverse the belief that the carnivore has gone extinct.
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The Australian government recently released a list of documented thylacine—also known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf—sightings. The thylacine was thought to be extinct for the past eight decades and has yet to be officially spotted since the last one in captivity died in the early 1930s.
It remains to be seen whether or not any reported thylacine sightings will be made official—something made especially difficult with no photographic proof or other hard evidence.
If the creatures are extinct, there may still be hope to see a living thylacine as scientists have replicated their DNA and may one day be able to use the genetic material to clone the animal.
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Various reported sightings may be the key to finding the thought-to-be-extinct Tasmanian tiger, formally known as Thylacinus cynocephalus or, the thylacine.
According to CNN, an official document was recently released by the Australian government detailing eight thylacine sightings beginning in September 2016 through September of this year.
If the sightings are indeed accurate, then thylacines can add another skill to their résumés: masters of mystery and concealment considering that the last known living Tasmanian tiger died in captivity in the fall of 1936.
Native to the island state of Tasmania, thylacines have earned near mythical status as they remain to be officially documented but are constantly being seen by Tasmanian locals and visitors alike.
Thylacines look like a mix between a large cat and medium sized dog with fur that varies between a yellowish tan and plain brown. The creatures are carnivores with strong jaws and both males and females have a pouch in which they hold their babies, like other marsupials like the kangaroo.
Although there is no official reason for the extinction of the thylacine, it's likely that their numbers dwindled after being extensively hunted by humans and dealing with increased competition from a growing dingo population.
If it turns out that thylacines actually have gone extinct, there's still hope for those who wish to see one; the Australian Museum replicated thylacine DNA back in 2002, making it potentially possible to bring the mysterious creature back to life.
In before the Tasmanian devil/Bugs Bunny gifs...
Either the sightings are wrong, like flying saucers and Bigfoot, or they aren’t extinct and a few managed to survive unseen for several decades.
Next question please.
Perhaps rumors of their demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Or Somebody captured a few dingoes and painted them to look like Tasmanian Tigers as a hoax!....................
The greatest trick the Tasmanian devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he was extinct.
Well that makes it official. They CNN says they might still be around so that means the are are definitely extinct.
Expedition Unknown did an episode last year on the Tasmanian Tiger, including showing Photos and video that seemed to be Thylacines.
See post #6..................
They’re gone. The science is settled.
If you believe otherwise, you’re a heretic and should be burned at the stake, you Denier(TM).
dang... i shot two just recently on my walkabout...
good eating them tasmanian tigers... they’re.... wait for it... great!
CNN is now prepared to report that — The Tasmanian Tiger was secretly not extinct and survived until as late as 2019, but then was wiped out by Donald Trump.
The Hunter Official Trailer #1 - Willem Dafoe, Sam Neil Movie (2012) HD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW6W36-oWCU
THE HUNTER is the story of Martin, a skilled and ruthless mercenary sent into the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for a tiger believed to be extinct.
Hired by an anonymous company that wants the tiger’s genetic material, Martin arrives in Tasmania posing as a scientist.
He proceeds to set up base camp at a broken-down farmhouse, where he stays with a family whose father has gone missing.
Usually a loner, Martin becomes increasingly close to the family; however, as his attachment to the family grows, Martin is led down a path of unforeseen dangers, complicating his deadly mission
Actually, Wendell T. Wolf and Taz ... from Taz-Mania....
Yep — good call!
Kratt Brothers too (not sure if it was this year; they have frequent reruns)
Well, at least I’ve learned that Fall of 1936 is in the early 1930’s.
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