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What does a thylacine do in the life cycle?
The thylacine does nothing now - it has, unfortunately, been hunted to extinction by its only enemy - man. The thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger, ws at the top of the food chain, feeding on other live prey.
What is the scientific name for a thylacine?
Thylacinus cynocephalus. It means "thylacine with a dog's head."
What was the Thylacine's Life Cycle?
Being extinct, there is little known about the life cycle of the Thylacine, also known variously as the Tasmanian Tiger and the Tasmanian wolf. This animal was a marsupial. Prior to its extinction, the Thylacine was known to have a gestation period of one month. The young spent another 3-4 months continuing their development in the pouch before being transferred to a den. There, they were taught to hunt.
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.
What is the life cycle of a Tasmanian tiger?
Being extinct, the Tasmanian Tiger, more properly known as the Thylacine, does not have a viable life cycle. This animal was a marsupial. Prior to its extinction, the Thylacine had a gestation period of one month, and the young spent another 3-4 months continuing their development in the pouch.
What is the life cycle of the Tasmanian tiger?
Being extinct, the Tasmanian Tiger, more properly known as the Thylacine, does not have a viable life cycle. This animal was a marsupial. Prior to its extinction, the Thylacine had a gestation period of one month, and the young spent another 3-4 months continuing their development in the pouch.
Is Thylacine species or subspecies of animals?
Thylacine was a species. Its species name was "Thylacinus cynocephalus".
What Type of organism was the thylacine?
A Thylacine was a consumer, and a mammal, specifically a carnivorous marsupial known as a dasyurid.
How did the thylacine protect itself?
The Thylacine's best defence was its sharp teeth, and its ability to run quickly.
What is endangered for the Thylacine Tasmanian tiger?
The Thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, is extinct; therefore nothing is endangered for it.
Is a thylacine a man eater?
No. There is no record of a single thylacine - which is now extinct - ever harming a person.
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.
