What Happened to the Tasmanian Tiger
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The extinction of Tasmanian tigers is only the last chapter of an old story that’s thousands of years in the telling. In recent history, Tasmanian tigers were restricted to the island of Tasmania, but they once lived on the Australian mainland and even Papua New Guinea as well.
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Has the Tasmanian tiger actually disappeared or is its rebirth imminent?
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Extinction of thylacine National Museum of Australia
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Like a jackal in wolf's clothing: the Tasmanian tiger was no wolfish predator — it hunted small prey
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The thylacine became extinct in the 1960s or did it? - Discover Wildlife
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20 Years of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger by AndoAnimalia on DeviantArt
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Scientists Have Worked Out The Probability That Tasmanian Tigers Still Exist
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Extinct Tasmanian Tigers May Have Survived Longer Than Previously Thought, Smart News
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Study suggests the Tasmanian tiger survived into the 21st century
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De-extinction Company Aims to Resurrect the Tasmanian Tiger
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People are reporting sightings of the Tasmanian tiger, thought to be extinct
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Tasmanian Tigers Are Extinct. Why Do People Keep Seeing Them? - The New York Times
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Extinct Tasmanian tiger brought to life in colour footage
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Piecing thylacine DNA back together Pursuit by The University of Melbourne
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De-extinction: scientists are planning the multimillion-dollar resurrection of the Tasmanian tiger, Tasmania