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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.

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Is the Tasmanian Wolf extinct?

Yes. The correct name for the Tasmanian wolf is Thylacine, or even Tasmanian tiger. The last known Thylacine died in 1936.


What is another name for the Tasmanian wolf and when did it become extinct?

The proper name for the tasmanian wolf if Thylacine. It was also known as a Tasmanian tiger. The Thylacine was niether a wolf nor a tiger, but a marsupial. The last known specimen died in 1936.


What can we do to save the Tasmanian tiger?

Nothing now. The last Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacine, died in 1936.


What other name is the Tasmanian tiger referred to as?

The proper name for the Tasmanian Tiger is the Thylacine. It is also sometimes referred to as the Tasmanian Wolf.


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How many Tasmanian wolves are left in 2011?

None. The last recorded Thylacine (the proper name for the Tasmanian wolf or Tasmanian tiger) died in the Hobart Zoo in 1936.


What are some alternatives names for the Tasmanian tiger?

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What is the scientific name of the Tasmanian tiger?

The scientific name for the Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine, is Thylacinus cynocephalus.


How did the last Tasmanian wolf die?

The proper name for the Tasmanian wolf was Thylacine. It was also known as the Tasmanian tiger. It is said that the last Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacine, which died in a 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.


What is the name of the extinct animal from Tasmania called?

The tasmanian tiger went extinct in tasmania in 1986


Are there really Tasmanian tigers?

Thylacine is the correct name for the Tasmanian tiger, although it was also called the Tasmanian wolf, due to its wolf-like features. The Tasmanian tiger was prevalent in Tasmania until European settlement, when farmers hunted it to extinction, fearing it was a threat to their livestock. The last known specimen of the Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine, died in the Hobart Zoo in September 1936.


Was the last Tasmanian tiger a girl or a boy?

a boy