The TASMANIA TIGER

The Tasmania tiger or thylacine(a dog headed pouched dog) was an exclusively carnivorous marsupial that is considered to be extinct.It has resemblance to be a dog.The last known thylacine died in captivity over 80 years ago, in Tasmania's Hobart zoo in 1936.The thylacine appeared like a medium-to-large size dog except for its stiff tail and abdominal pouch similar to a kangaroo and dark transverse stripes that radiated from top of its back reminiscent of a tiger. Smaller brain case and jwas with an enormous, almost 90 degrees gap.In a shallow pouch that opened rearward and the female carried two to four young at a time.

It is confined to Tasmania in recent times and disappeared from mainland Australia over 2000 years ago mainly because of over hunting by the humans. The Thylacine was also persecuted because it was believed to be a threat to sheep. As per some accounts, the introduction of sheep in 1824 lead to a conflict between the shelters and Tasmania Tigers. 

Seversl mentions of sightings "extinct" Tasmania Tiger are being reported these days. Tasmania's department of primary industries, park, water and environment(DPIPWE) has recently released a document detailing eight reported sightings of the Tasmania Tiger or thylacine in the last three years. 

The national museum of Australia holds of of the most significant Tasmania Tiger related collections in the world including what is believed to be the only surviving complete ' wet specimen' (a biological specimen kept in preserving fluid) other pieces including two Tasmania Tiger's pelts, skeleton, and more than 30 body parts that were preserved by the Australian institute of Anatomy.

Is there a fossil thylacine(Tasmanian Tiger)?

* Fossil thylacine has been reported from Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland.

*Work at the Reversleigh World Heritage fossil site in the North West Queensland has unearthed a spectacular array of thylacines dating from about 30 million years ago to 12 million years ago.