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The Thylacine was a carnivorous marsupial, or dasyurid. It fed on native animals such as wallabies, wombats, possums, birds and other prey smaller than itself.
The Thylacine sometimes scavenged for food, and was known to feed on the carcasses of rabbits and wallabies.
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How and where did Thylacines live?
They don't. Thylacines are extinct. Prior to their extinction, Thylacines (also known as Tasmanian tigers) lived in grasslands and bushland of Tasmania. There is also fossil evidence indicating that they lived on the Australian mainland.
Are kangaroos and thylacines related other than being marsupials?
Thylacines were not related to kangaroos beyond being marsupials. Thylacines, or Tasmanian Tigers, were dasyurids, or carnivorous marsupials while kangaroos are herbivorous macropods (big-footed marsupials).
How many Thylacines are living?
Supposedly extinct. But reports of thylacines still come in from time to time, as does some interesting videos. However, none of these have been verified.
Do female Thylacines carry pouches to hold their young?
Thylacines are extinct. Prior to their extinction, however, the females did carry their young in a pouch, like all marsupials.
What ate the haast eagle?
The Haast's Eagle Did Not Have Any Predators Because There Was No Thylacines Or Dingoes. Their Only Predator Was Humans. But They Did Not Have Any "Natural" Predators Until Dogs And Cats Appeared. Humans Today Are Not Described As Natural. If Thylacines Did Appear. The Thylacine Would Eat The Haast's Eagle. But Thylacines Are Possibly Extinct. Thylacines Though Have Been Belived To Be Still Alive Today And To Be The Most Endangered Animal In The World. Haast's Eagles Are Now Extinct.
Where did the tazmanian wolf live?
Thylacines lived on the island of Tasmania.
Who were the thylacines related to?
Thylacines, also known as Tasmanian Tigers, were dasyurids, or carnivorous marsupials. Therefore, their closest relatives were the other dasyurids, including the numbat of Western Australia, the Tasmanian devil and the quoll.
Is a Tasmanian wolf endangered?
Tasmanian wolves (Thylacines) became extinct in 1936
Why dos a thylacine yawn?
thylacines yawn to warn there young to stay away.
Are the Tasmanian's endangered.?
Tasmanian tigers, or thylacines, went extinct in the early 20th century.
How many thylacines are left in the wild today?
Thylacines have officially been pronounced extinct, however there are still some alleged sightings in remote places of Australia. This might be mistaken identity, or the Thylacine may still be alive, but most likely the former.
What do wolves and thylacines have in common?
Wloves and thylacines have nothing in common apart from both being carnivorous members of the mammal family, and thereby sharing characteristics of mammals. This is where they begin to depart, however, as the wolf is a placental mammal and the thylacine was a marsupial (it is now extinct).
