All About Tasmanian Tiger That Went Extinct In 1936
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The Tasmanian tiger, also known as the Thylacine or Tasmanian wolf, was a marsupial that lived in Tasmania
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The tiger had a coarse, light-colored coat with short hair, and dark stripes across its back and tail
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It was sandy yellowish-brown to grey in color, with adult males larger than females on average
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The tiger was a carnivore that preyed on kangaroos, other marsupials, small rodents, and birds
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Thylacines once roamed across Australia, including the island of Tasmania, and parts of New Guinea
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Around 2,000 years ago, the marsupials disappeared from mainland Australia, researchers say
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They stayed on in Tasmania, but their numbers declined over decades; the last known Thylacine died in Beaumaris Zoo in Tasmanian capital Hobart in 1936