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The Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacine, lived in dry eucalyptus bushland of Tasmania, wetlands and grassland. Fossil evidence suggests that it may once have been widespread throughout the Australian mainland, and even the island of New Guinea, but no records exist to suggest its preferred habitat in those regions.

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The Thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian Tiger (though not related to tigers at all) became extinct because the European settlers saw it as a threat to their livestock and petitioned for a bounty to be placed on it. This enabled them to freely hunt the animal, leading directly to its extinction.

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The Tasmanian Tiger, more correctly known as the Thylacine, was a reclusive animal that usually avoided human contact. However, being Tasmania's largest predator, it was seen as a threat to livestock, so the colonial government placed a bounty on its head. It was then hunted to extinction. No doubt it did attack livestock from time to time, but it was far less of a rear than wild dogs are today.

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Q: What ecosystem did the Tasmanian tigers live in?
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