Tasmanian tiger doomed long before humans came along
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The Tasmanian tiger was doomed long before humans began hunting the enigmatic marsupial, scientists said Tuesday, with DNA sequencing showing it was in poor genetic health for thousands of years before its extinction.
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Tasmanian tiger doomed long before humans came along
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In a first, RNA is recovered from extinct Tasmanian tiger
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Tasmanian tigers were going extinct before we pushed them over the edge
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Tasmanian tiger doomed long before humans came along
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RNA recovered from extinct Tasmanian tiger
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Tasmanian tiger doomed long before humans came along
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Tasmanian Tigers Are Extinct. Why Do People Keep Seeing Them? - The New York Times
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Tasmanian Tiger Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
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Scientists plan the resurrection of an animal that's been extinct since 1936
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Inside the Plan to Resurrect Australia's Extinct Tasmanian Tiger - CNET
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Thylacine - Wikipedia