Tasmanian Tiger

The Tasmanian Tiger comes from Tasmania, Australia. However, these days it is considered to be most likely extinct. The modern Tasmanian Tiger first appeared about 4 million years ago.

It was a top-level predator. Its yellow-brown coat features 13 to 21 distinctive dark stripes across its back, rump and the base of its tail which earned the animal the nickname, "Tiger". The stripes were more marked in younger specimens, fading as the animal got older.

Little is known about the behaviour or habitat of the Tasmanian Tiger. A few observations were made of the animal in captivity, but only limited, anecdotal evidence exists of the animal's behaviour in the wild.

The Tasmanian Tiger was a meat eater. The last known Tasmanian Tiger died in captivity at the Hobart Zoo in 1936.



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