UM-Bot Posted December 23, 2008 #1 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Image credit: Hobart Zoo Australian wildlife scientists have re-opened the cryptic case of the Tasmanian tiger, a marsupial carnivore that resembled a striped coyote and which was last seen alive more than 70 years ago. Scientists think chances are slim that Thylacinus cynocephalus still roams remote areas of Tasmania, the large island just south of Australia, but they can't help but turn over every possible leaf for evidence. The last wild Tasmanian tiger was killed by a farmer around 1930, and the last captive died in 1936 at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania's capital. Fifty years later, the species was declared extinct. Despite the official extinction, rumored sightings of the creature have continued to emerge from Tasmania's temperate forests.View: Full Article | Source: Phantoms and Monsters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted December 23, 2008 #2 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I sure hope so. I think there have been enough sitings to warrant saving their habitat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theGhost_and_theDarkness Posted December 23, 2008 #3 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I hope they are still around as well. I've always found them interesting, and I'm sad I never got the chance to see a live one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah G. Posted December 23, 2008 #4 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Montauk monster skull looks so much like this Thylacinus cynocephalus's skull to me but I'm an observer not an expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin11 Posted December 23, 2008 #5 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I hope they are still around also. If they are, someone going to see one and you know the idiot will most likely shoot it instead of filming it or they might film themselves shooting it. Idiot: “Hey lookie heer I done shot me a Tasmanian tiger.” Scientist: “Yeah, thanks, now they really are extinct.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah G. Posted December 23, 2008 #6 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I hope they are still around also. If they are, someone going to see one and you know the idiot will most likely shoot it instead of filming it or they might film themselves shooting it. Idiot: “Hey lookie heer I done shot me a Tasmanian tiger.” Scientist: “Yeah, thanks, now they really are extinct.” Yeah, no doubt! Same thing they will do to a Bigfoot if they can. Stupid, stupid, stupid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted December 23, 2008 #7 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I hope they are still around also. If they are, someone going to see one and you know the idiot will most likely shoot it instead of filming it or they might film themselves shooting it. Idiot: “Hey lookie heer I done shot me a Tasmanian tiger.” Scientist: “Yeah, thanks, now they really are extinct.” The problem is, unless you have a body, most people will just scream, "PhotoShop!" and tell you off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixBird88 Posted December 23, 2008 #8 Share Posted December 23, 2008 The problem is, unless you have a body, most people will just scream, "PhotoShop!" and tell you off. True that. Kinda of a catch22. Damned if you do, damned if you dont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paracelse Posted December 24, 2008 #9 Share Posted December 24, 2008 True that. Kinda of a catch22. Damned if you do, damned if you dont. No problem, they will bring back through cloned dna, kill them get them extinct, then clone them again kill them ... ok I will quit now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah G. Posted December 24, 2008 #10 Share Posted December 24, 2008 No problem, they will bring back through cloned dna, kill them get them extinct, then clone them again kill them ... ok I will quit now. Now that would take some kind of new *********** bad, bad person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raven544 Posted January 13, 2009 #11 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I assumed these were still alive...I remember they were on the Wild Thornberrys game for PS1. Why bother educating us about the habitat of an extinct mammal, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuronin Posted March 23, 2009 #12 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I wish they are still alive..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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