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Tasmanian devils are effective scavengers of dead animals and roadside kill. they help keep the environment clean. They also occupy the niche of being the only native mammal predator of their size in Tasmania, so they contribute to the balance in the environment.
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∙ 12y agoThe Tasmanian devil performs the useful function of helping to keep the environment clean by eating carrion (dead animals). This limits the prevalence of flies and the possibility of diseases resulting from decaying flesh of other animals.
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∙ 11y agoIt is impossible to recreate
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Who'd win in a fight a Tasmanian devil or Tasmanian tiger?
Given that the Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, is now extinct, it would be an easy win for the Tasmanian devil.
Which of these big cats are extinct Puma Bengal Tiger Lynx Thylacine?
That would be the Thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger.
Where can I get thylacine Tasmanian tiger fur or just something from a real thylacine?
You cannot. Thylacines (also known as Tasmanian togers or Tasmanian wolves) are extinct. If they were not extinct, they would be protected under Australian law, and you would still be unable to get anything with thylacine fur.
What are the possibilities the Tasmanian tiger is not extinct?
I would say poor to fair. There are some compelling videos out there of animals resembling thylacines.
What does Tasmanian wolf get its water from?
Tasmanian wolf is a false name for the Thylacine, also erroneously called a Tasmanian tiger. The Thylacine is believed to be extinct. Prior to its extinction, it would obtain its water from rivers, creeks or lakes.
What is the weight of the Tasmanian wolf?
The Tasmanian wolf, more correctly known as a Thylacine, or also the Tasmanian tiger, has been extinct since 1936. It weighed between 15 and 30 kilograms, or 33 to 66 lb. The males were larger than females on average.
Extinct since 1936 the Tasmanian tiger wolf was neither a tiger nor a wolf What was it?
The correct name for the Tasmanian Tiger is Thylacine. It was a carnivorous marsupial, or dasyurid, like the Tasmanian Devil, although recent research suggests it was most closely related to the numbat than the Tasmanian Devil.The Tasmanian Tiger, also known as the Tasmanian Wolf, was native to Tasmania, the southern island state of Australia. It was the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world before its believed extinction in 1936. The first disputed sighting of the Thylacine was by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642, although his description also matched that of the tiger quoll. The Tasmanian Tiger was only classified in 1808 and it was so named because of its distinctive striped backs. It was also called the Tasmanian Wolf because of its vague resemblance to a wolf and the unique howling noise it would make to communicate.Therefore the Tasmanian Tiger or Wolf was in fact neither a tiger nor a wolf, but instead its own unique species of marsupial that is sadly now extinct.
What is an extinct species that would be similar to the Bengal tiger?
The Saber toothed tiger, which is extinct, is certainly related.
What would happen if the Sumatran tiger became extinct?
there wouldn't be anymore Siberian tigers
Do the tasmaniamwolf raise its young?
The Tasmanian wolf (or Tasmanian tiger - due to the stripes on its rear) would love to be able to raise their young. Unfortunately, the species is extinct, so would now not be given the opportunity to do so!They became extinct in the 1930s. While Intensive hunting encouraged by bounties is generally blamed for its extinction, disease, the introduction of dogs, and human encroachment into its habitat also led to its extinction.
1) What did the tiger say to the poet about the death of the forest?
The tiger says so because the tiger is on the verge of extinction. He is about to get extinct from the planet earth. If the tiger would get extinct, the entire ecosystem would be imbalanced. The forest will die, and eventually the earth would have nothing.
Is a Tasmanian tiger a tiger or a wolf?
The Tasmanian Tiger or Wolf was neither a tiger nor a wolf, but instead its own unique species of marsupial that is now extinct.The correct name for the Tasmanian Tiger is Thylacine. It was a carnivorous marsupial, or dasyurid, like the Tasmanian Devil, although recent research suggests it was most closely related to the numbat than the Tasmanian Devil.The Tasmanian Tiger, also known as the Tasmanian Wolf, was native to Tasmania, the southern island state of Australia. It was the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world before its believed extinction in 1936. The first disputed sighting of the Thylacine was by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642, although his description also matched that of the tiger quoll. The Tasmanian Tiger was only classified in 1808 and it was so named because of its distinctive striped backs. It was also called the Tasmanian Wolf because of its vague resemblance to a wolf and the unique howling noise it would make to communicate.
