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The correct name is Thylacine or Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus), not "thylacine tiger". It 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.
Some studies have suggested that the animal may have hunted in small family groups, with the main group herding prey in the general direction of an individual waiting in ambush. However, scientific and fossil evidence indicates the Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacine, was a solitary animal that lived and hunted alone.
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What is endangered for the Thylacine Tasmanian tiger?
The Thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, is extinct; therefore nothing is endangered for it.
What is a thylacine's common name?
The Thylacine was commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger - a misnomer, because the creature was not a tiger, but a marsupial.
Which of these big cats are extinct Puma Bengal Tiger Lynx Thylacine?
That would be the Thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger.
Why are Tasmanian wolves carnivores if they don't eat meat?
The Tasmanian wolf or Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine, is an extinct marsupial carnivore. The thylacine was exclusively carnivorous. For more information on the diet of the thylacine, click on this link.
What species did the Tasmanian Tiger originate from?
The Tasmanian tiger's correct name was Thylacine. The Thylacine was a marsupial of the order dasyuromorphidae. Its species name was Thylacinus cynocephalus.
what zoo had the last Tasmanian tiger?
The Hobart Zoo had the last Tasmanian tiger, better known as the Thylacine. The last captive Thylacine died in 1936.
Is the Tasmanian tiger vicious?
No animal is truly vicious, although some are more likely to be aggressive than others. The Tasmanian tiger was hunted to extinction because they were blamed for hunting livestock. However, there is not enough knowledge of their hunting strategies to determine whether they killed prey in a quick or a slow manner.
How long does Tasmanian tiger live?
The Tasmanian tiger's proper name was the Thylacine. This creature is now extinct. The lifespan of the Thylacine was around 7 years. The longest recorded lifespan of the thylacine was 8 years and 131 days. This was achieved by a thylacine in the London Zoo in 1884.
What was the thylacine more commonly known as?
The Thylacine was more commonly known as the Tasmanian Tiger, or sometimes the Tasmanian wolf. It was neither a tiger nor a wolf, but a marsupial.
Is a Tasmanian tiger a species?
It was once, but is now extinct. The Tasmanian tiger's correct name was Thylacine. The Thylacine was a marsupial of the order dasyuromorphidae. Its species name was Thylacinus cynocephalus.
What can we do to save the tiger?
Nothing now. The last Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacine, died in 1936.
Why does the Tasmanian tiger hate the Tasmanian devil?
The Thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) did not hate the Tasmanian devil. Tasmanian Devil and the Thylacine both occupied the top of the food chain, competing for live prey, until the Thylacine became extinct in 1936.
