Fascinating Facts about the Tasmanian Tiger
Explore intriguing information about the Tasmanian tiger, also known as the Tasmanian wolf, a now-extinct large marsupial in Australia. Learn about its appearance, habitat, extinction, and unique characteristics, including its pouch that opens to the rear. Discover why Europeans hunted this elusive creature and how it became a symbol of loss in Australian wildlife history.
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Tasmanian tiger is also called tasmanian wolf was a large animal in Australia most scientist believe that it is extinct. Fossils indicate that this animal was once common throughout Australia. But it lived only on the island of Tasmania when Europeans began settling the region in the late 1700's. The Europeans hunted the animal because they thought it preyed on sheep and poultry. The last known Tasmanian tiger died in captivity in 1936. Australians often call Tasmanian tigers thylacines.
A tasmanian tiger is about 5 feet tall (1.5 meters ) long, including a tail of about 20 inches (51 centimeters). It had short gray or yellowish-brown fur and dark stripes across the rear of its back
The tasmanian tiger was a marsupial. Like other marsupial, the female tasmanian tiger carried its young in a pouch on its belly. Until they developed more fully. The pouch of the tasmanian tiger was unsual because it opened to the rear of the body. In most other marsupials , the pouch opens to the front.
