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The thylacine no longer reproduces as it is extinct.

However, being a mammal, it engaged in sexual reproduction. This animal was a marsupial. Prior to its extinction, the Thylacine had a gestation period of one month, and the young joeys spent another 3-4 months continuing their development in the pouch. Having several joeys in the pouch would weigh the female down, bringing her abdomen almost to ground level, so after this, they were transferred to a den.

Interestingly, the male thylacine was unique for having a pouch, which was used for protecting its reproductive parts when running through thick undergrowth and scrub.

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How long is a baby thylacine in the womb?

Thylacines no longer reproduce are they are now extinct. Being marsupials, the baby Thylacine joeys would have been no larger than about 2cm long at birth. Most of their development occurred in the female's pouch.


How did a thylacine reproduce?

The thylacine was a mammal, so it reproduced sexually. This animal was a marsupial. Prior to its extinction, the Thylacine had a gestation period of one month, and the young joeys spent another 3-4 months continuing their development in the pouch. Having several joeys in the pouch would weigh the female down, bringing her abdomen almost to ground level, so after this, they were transferred to a den.Interestingly, the male thylacine was unique for having a pouch, which was used for protecting its reproductive parts when running through thick undergrowth and scrub.


How should you improve the life of a thylacine?

It is too late to improve the life of a Thylacine. The last known Thylacine died in 1936.


What is the scientific name for a thylacine?

The scientific name for a thylacine is Thylacinus cynocephalus.


When did the thylacine exist?

The Thylacine existed up until the early part of the 20th century. The last known Thylacine died in the Hobart Zoo in September 1936.


Is Thylacine species or subspecies of animals?

Thylacine was a species. Its species name was "Thylacinus cynocephalus".


Is a thylacine a man eater?

No. There is no record of a single thylacine - which is now extinct - ever harming a person.


What Type of organism was the thylacine?

A Thylacine was a consumer, and a mammal, specifically a carnivorous marsupial known as a dasyurid.


What is endangered for the Thylacine Tasmanian tiger?

The Thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, is extinct; therefore nothing is endangered for it.


How did the thylacine protect itself?

The Thylacine's best defence was its sharp teeth, and its ability to run quickly.


Does the thylacine stay with its young?

The Thylacine is now extinct. When the Thylacine was still in existence, the female was a dedicated mother, like all marsupials. The young Thylacine joeys stayed in the mother's pouch until they were old enough to be transferred to a den, where the mother continued to look after them.


Does the Tasmanian coat of arms have a thylacine because it symbolises the extinction?

No. The Tasmanian Coat of Arms was approved by King George V in 1917, prior to the extinction of the Thylacine. The Thylacine is believed to have been included because this animal was endemic to Tasmania, and it was a belated recognition of the uniqueness of the Thylacine. The bounty scheme, which directly led to the extinction of the Thylacine, only ended in 1909.