What is a Thylacine?
Postcard of Tasmanian Marsupial Wolf. Hobart Zoo c. 1928 (G.P. Whitley Papers Australian Museum Archives)
The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus, dog-headed pouched-dog) is a large carnivorous marsupial now believed to be extinct. It is the single member of the family Thylacinidae. It is also known as the Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf.
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