Last known Thylacine photographed (1933) - Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThis dog-like animal was about 1 m (3′) long with a tail length adding an extra 50-65 cm (1.6-2.1′) to their dimensions.\u00a0 Their teeth were very similar to the various dog species while their feet were padded.\u00a0 The pouch of the female was at the base of her tail while the males was protecting his organs.\u00a0 It must be great having a pouch on you at all times.\u00a0 You would always know where to look for your loose change.<\/p>\n
I guess before we go we need to discuss why the Tasmanian Tiger no longer exists on this planet.\u00a0 The first major blow to their population was the sudden competition with the exotic dingo, which was brought over by aborigines.\u00a0 Once the European settlers came over the Tasmanian Tiger was doomed due to bounty hunting, habitat destruction and competition with domestic dogs.\u00a0 I am going to leave this Wild Fact with some mystery and intrigue.\u00a0 There have been numerous sightings of the Thylacine, however, most of these seem comparable to the famous sightings of the Loch Ness or Big Foot.\u00a0 As well, there is an ongoing project to clone this extinct animal from some recovered DNA.\u00a0\u00a0 At the end of the day, we may just get to catch a glimpse of this unique marsupial.<\/p>\n
Well that does it for today but please make sure you tune into tomorrow for a BIG Wild Fact – Extinction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This week of Wild Facts will be different and exciting.\u00a0 Hey, wait a minute, aren’t all the Wild Facts exciting? Anyways, I will be working in the field for the majority of the week so I won’t have Internet access.\u00a0 As usual, when I am away I like to make up a theme for the week.\u00a0 So, welcome to Wild Facts – EXTINCTION! That’s right, I have decided that extinct animals are important as well so I am dedicating a full week to the unique animals of the past.\u00a0 I want to make sure you are interested so I am <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60,4024],"tags":[348,1186,4025,1179,1182,1184,1183,1181,1185],"yoast_head":"\n
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