What did the mammoth use its tusks for?
Their tusks are teeth; the second set of incisors become the tusks. They are used for digging for food, for fighting during mating season, and for defense against predators.
Some researchers have doubts that mammoths lived in the cold climate zones. Recently, Russian scientists have received strong evidence of woolly mammoths' frost-resistance - they possessed sebaceous glands. The trip to visit mammoths was paid by the International Scientific and Technical Center, and the researchers' search for sebaceous glands was supported by the Federal Target Scientific and Technical Program entitled "Investigations and Developments for Science and Engineering Priority Guidelines in 2002-2006".
Specialists of the VECTOR State Research Center for Virology and Biotechnology and the Zoological Institute (Russian Academy of Sciences) have discovered sebaceous glands in the skin of woolly mammoths, the scientific community unsuccessfully looking for sebaceous glands for more than a hundred years. As sebaceous glands are an instrument of adaptation to cold climate, the discovery by Russian scientists serves a convincing argument in the dispute whether the mammoths did live in the frost.
What dinosaurs begin with letter J?
Jainosaurus
Janenschia
Jaxartosaurus
Jeholornis (technically a bird)
Jeholosaurus
Jenghizkhan
"Jensenosaurus"
"Jiangjunmiaosaurus"
Jiangjunosaurus
Jiangshanosaurus
Jinfengopteryx
Jingshanosaurus
Jintasaurus
Jinzhousaurus
Jiutaisaurus
Jixiangornis (technically a bird)
Jobaria
Jubbulpuria
Jurapteryx
"Jurassosaurus"
Juravenator
Anything starting with the letter L?
Authors whose first names start with L: * Langston Huges * Louisa May Alcott * Laura Ingalls Wilder * L. Frank Baum (wrote The Wizard of Oz) Authors whose last names start with L: * Arnold Lobel * Harper Lee * Sinclair Lewis * Anne Lamott * Lois Lowry (could be listed above, too) * Robert Ludlum * Jack London * Madeleine L'Engle
What was the tallest meat eating dinosaur?
No.
The largest carnivorous dinosaur discovered so far is the Spinosaurus.
Difference between CDMA and gsm?
CDMA is Code Division Multiple Access.The word itself explains that multiple users accessing the same carrier frequency but having their unique code for each one. Here the overlapping of messages takes place.
GSM is a technique that works under TDMA,which Time Division Multiple Access.GSM
Global Service For Mobile Communication. users having the same carrier frequency with different time slots.Most of the mobile phones which is 2G having frequency of 900MHZ to 1800MHZ.for 3G it operates at2100MHZ.
Thylacinus cynocephalus is also referred to as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf.
What is a female thylacine called?
A baby thylacine was called a joey. All marsupial young are called joeys.
Are they still going to clone the Tasmanian tiger thylacine?
In 2005, the Australian Museum attempted to clone the Thylacine, but the attempt was abandoned due to the lack of necessary equipment and facilities. At this stage, it is not considered viable to make any new attempts, but there may be better technology for another experiment in the future.
How many Tasmanian tigers are left in the world?
Officially, none.
There have been no confirmed sightings of the Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger, since the last one died in Hobart Zoo in September 1936.
How long did the Tasmanian tiger live?
"Tasmanian wolf" is a nickname for the now extinct Thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger. When they were alive, prior to the 1930s, the longest known life span of a thylacine in captivity was eight and a half years.
When was the last sighting of a Tasmanian tiger?
The earliest description of evidence of the existence of the Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacine, came when Abel Tasman first landed on Tasmania in 1642. Dutch crewman Jacobszoon who was aboard Abel Tasman's ship was one of several crew who explored the island, described seeing "footprints not ill-resembling the claws of a [tyger]".
The first confirmed sighting occurred in 1772, when French ship the Mascarin arrived in Tasmania. Explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne claimed he saw a "tiger cat", but it is possible this was the spotted tiger quoll. Then, on 13 May 1792, French naturalist Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardière made what is considered to be the first definitive sighting of the Tasmanian tiger.
What were the thylacine's predators?
The Tasmanian Tiger, properly called the Thylacine, was at the top of the food chain, and thus did not have predators. (Young Thylacines could be subject to predation by Tasmanian Devils and birds of prey.) However, once a bounty was placed on them amid fears that they were a threat to livestock, they gained a new predator - Man.
Did the Tasmanian Tigers hunt in packs?
No. Scientific and fossil evidence indicates the Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacine, was a solitary animal that lived and hunted alone.Suggestions have been made that the Thylacine hunted in packs for larger prey, but this is only a theory.
This is subject to some debate. Generally, most authorities consider the Tasmanian tiger extinct, but there are persistent unconfirmed reports of sightings, both in Tasmania and in nearby parts of the Australian mainland.
This animal is also known as the Tasmanian wolf, or the thylacine. On the news, its said that the Tasmanian tiger is extinct many years ago. But the scientist found a Tasmanian tiger. They said that this is the first time an animal that is extinct has come back to life.
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The Thylacine (also known as the Tasmanian Tiger and Tasmanian Wolf), became extinct in the 20th century. The last known specimen died in the Hobart Zoo in 1936.
There is highly disputed evidence that a very small number may yet still exist in the Tasmanian wilderness, but nobody has seen, photographed or trapped one.
What type of animals are extinct because of hunting for pleasure?
None that I know of, there have been some due to stupidity or for money, but not because of hunting.
The Thylacine was known from the time of European settlement in Tasmania (the southern island state of Australia), which occurred in 1804.
The Aborigines knew about them for thousands of years but did not hunt them to extinction as the Europeans did. However, by bringing the dingo with them from Asia, Aborigines did contribute to the extinction of the thylacine on the Australian mainland.
What is the last Tasmanian tiger name?
It is said that the last Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacine, which died in the Hobart Zoo in 1936, died partially from starvation and partially from exposure. Not enough was known about the needs of this native marsupial, and it was, quite simply, not cared for properly.
Why is the thylacine dangerous?
The Thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger, was never endangered, as the various conservation status levels were not in force before it became extinct. It was moved to "extinct" status as a result of being hunted as a possible threat to livestock in Tasmania following European settlement. The last known Tasmanian Tiger died in the Hobart Zoo in 1936.
What ecosystem did the Tasmanian tigers live in?
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.
What were the thylacine's characteristics?
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.
How big do thylacines grow to?
The Thylacine, sometimes known as the Tasmanian tiger, is now extinct. It was a carnivorous marsupial, or dasyurid, native to Australia. It had an unusually large gape, and was able to open its mouth up to 120 degrees.
How much does a thylacine weigh?
The Thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger, is now extinct, so there is little information available about it.
Specimens which were weighed averaged between 15kg and 27kg for the heaviest.