Tag Archives: Tasmanian tiger

A striped wonder

Posted on August 26, 2015 by twilightbeasts

If you haven’t already, take a few minutes to watch this YouTube video. Think about what you are watching. The animal in the grainy film is extinct. When the last member of its species died out, a significant branch of … Continue reading →

Posted in Thylacine | Tagged Australia, David Fleay, Dingo, Extinction, Marsupial, Marsupial Lion, New Guinea, Nullarbor Caves, Ross Barnett, Tasmanian Devil, Tasmanian tiger | 18 Comments

The pouched lion

Posted on October 10, 2014 by twilightbeasts

Australia is a land stripped of megafauna. The largest surviving kangaroo is a dwarf compared to the elephants, giraffes, rhinos, and hippos of Africa. Similarly, the largest living carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harisii), is a stunted furball when … Continue reading →

Posted in Marsupial Lion | Tagged Australia, Carnassials, Carnivores, cave art, Dasyuromorphia, Diprotodon optatum, Extinction, megafauna, Richard Owen, Sarcophilus harisii, Tasmanian Devil, Tasmanian tiger, Thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus, Thylacoleo | 7 Comments

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