Thylacine

The Thylacine was a beautiful and incredible animal. The reason I say this is because it was like if you put a kangaroo's feet and tail. on like a fox size body with a German Shepard head. The mature Thylacine adult is about 24 inches tall and between 3 to 4 feet tall. The Suggested weight of the Thylacine is between 32 and 77 pounds. Another name that the Thylacine was known for is the Tasmanian Tiger they earned this name due to their stripes. They had a a light fawn to a dark brown color with darker stripes. The Thylacine probably inhabited dry Eucalyptus forests, wetlands, and the grasslands of mainland Australia. Some evidence analyzed from the past suggest year round breeding with peaks in winter and spring. Before the Thylacine's extinction. it was the largest marsupial carnivore in the world. It is being disputed, but it's definitely either crepuscular or Nocturnal. They were the apex predator before it's extinction. They used to feed on black ducks, teals, coots, Tasmanian Native hens, Swamp hens, Black Swans, Tasmanian Emu, Red necked, wallaby, Tasmanian Pademelon, Short beaked echidna, Bandicoot, Brush tail Opossum, and water rats. Scientists think that the Thylacine may have competed with the tiger quoll and directly with the Tasmanian Devil. The Thylacine went extinct on mainland Australia due to the Introduction of dingos, and extinction followed It after a bounty was put on It because people thought It would kill livestock and be a pest. There Is still hope thanks to Colossal Biosciences efforts they will make a genetically engineered Thylacine to restore the ecosystem around the Australia area. Since the Thylacines extinction more disease has spread since prey numbers have risen. Their also hundreds of sightings a year which means they could've still survived. I hope you enjoyed learning about the Thylacine.