The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus, also known as the Tasmanian Tiger and sometimes the Tasmanian Wolf), became extinct during the 20th century. The last known specimen died in the Hobart Zoo on the 7th of September, 1936.
It was a carnivorous marsupial mammal and was hunted to extinction after a bounty was placed on it as a livestock killer.
There is disputed evidence that a very small number may yet still exist in the Tasmanian wilderness, but nobody has seen, photographed or trapped one.
A recent attempt was made to clone one, but failed due to the DNA being of insufficient quality.
It is too late to improve the life of a Thylacine. The last known Thylacine died in 1936.
Thylacinus cynocephalus. It means "thylacine with a dog's head."
The Thylacine existed up until the early part of the 20th century. The last known Thylacine died in the Hobart Zoo in September 1936.
Thylacine was a species. Its species name was "Thylacinus cynocephalus".
No. There is no record of a single thylacine - which is now extinct - ever harming a person.
A Thylacine was a consumer, and a mammal, specifically a carnivorous marsupial known as a dasyurid.
The Thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, is extinct; therefore nothing is endangered for it.
The Thylacine's best defence was its sharp teeth, and its ability to run quickly.
The Thylacine is now extinct. When the Thylacine was still in existence, the female was a dedicated mother, like all marsupials. The young Thylacine joeys stayed in the mother's pouch until they were old enough to be transferred to a den, where the mother continued to look after them.
No. The Tasmanian Coat of Arms was approved by King George V in 1917, prior to the extinction of the Thylacine. The Thylacine is believed to have been included because this animal was endemic to Tasmania, and it was a belated recognition of the uniqueness of the Thylacine. The bounty scheme, which directly led to the extinction of the Thylacine, only ended in 1909.
The Tasmanian tiger's proper name was the Thylacine. This creature is now extinct. The lifespan of the Thylacine was around 7 years. The longest recorded lifespan of the thylacine was 8 years and 131 days. This was achieved by a thylacine in the London Zoo in 1884.
A baby thylacine was called a joey. All marsupial young are called joeys.