BREAKING NEWS: 15th Jan 2012 Tasmanian Tiger Remains Discovered in Northern Tasmania

[frezeandmiazoff]

What song is this?



[TheTotalreason]

careful who you give it too to study.. it may go missing... just sayin....... the gov is corrupt.

[alexicon89]

I've had a lot of dogs and the front teeth of that skull are odd.

Teh big cutting teeth are normal but the ones infront are also sharp and don't resemble the teeth of any wolf-ish type dogs i've had/have.

[scottclements78]

Its a dogs skull.

[creativersd]

damn it looks like u guys know how to have fun with life :) i believe this was a good experience for u guys!

[StarcraftAlphaBeta]

I just checked Wikipedia's Thylacine skull. The teeth are not the same.

[sonbuhitsunei]

But yeah...it is definitely, 100% not a Thylacine, if you've seen an actual Thylacine skull - the teeth are all wrong, the skull is not long or nearly narrow enough, the cranial portion would be much wider in proportion to the skull, there would be more numerous and smaller front teeth between the canines (which would be smaller than in this skull). I REALLY want them to be around, somewhere...but this IS a dog skull.

[mantisklp]

@sonbuhitsunei /watch?v=-V-v_SGtnb0&feature=r­elated i think it is very similar to the taz tiger, remember the size of the animal of that skull may be and very old animal or a very young, but upper and lower jaws are very similar to the video.

[sonbuhitsunei]

Check out the comparison of a known Thylacine skull with that of a canid (a wolf in this case) - the wolf's skull in overall shape is far more similar to this than a Thaylacine is...the nasal bones of the Thylacine are extremely narrow in comparison - check out naturalworlds dott org and look at the thylacine portion (retards at yt wont let me post an actual link...)

[sonbuhitsunei]

I really want them to still be alive...and to be found, so that they can be protected and possibly re-introduced in stronger numbers the way the California Condor was when it was nearly wiped out. However...the skull's profile looks too short and not narrow enough in the muzzle to be that of a Thylacine (and they had a peculiar molar that stands up more than the teeth in front of it, if memory serves from looking at the 1930's video).

[2MyTubes]

What a shame, it sure looked like one, you never know whats out there.

[Manakin09]

i live in WA and near carnarvon' i have seen one with my own eyes. we had been out shooting in an open top bush pig jeep and on the way home over land no roads me and 2 others saw it.

2 times my grandparents have seen them 2 years apart just north of karatha

as per the norm the gov dep just say stuff like oh no it was probly a fox or a dingo...

but the thing of note is a Thylacine's tail sticks out like a pole and a dingos has a curl to it like a Germansheperd or husky

[zanybonbon]

It looks so much like the real thylacine skull, maybe it is... if Ned Terry is still around take it to him or Trudy out at Mole Creek. The museum might appear to be the best place for identification but it might not be the case for all sorts of reasons. It made me have a look at your other videos, great stuff and some beautiful music.

[ichrisful]

so....will this be given to a museum?

[romack47]

@megaDRjohn I am guessing you have never done anything with your life hence why you would try and bring others down! I am also guessing your mother NEVER taught you if you cant say anything nice dont say anything at all. Its amazing how someone so small mined can get under peoples skins. Its also great to see how much support these guys have for doing something they are good at. if it is so piss poor editing then why have you watched? would love to see you do better "Challenge is out there "

[Molloch1974]

@rainermania It is very difficult to identify breeds of dog by the skull. This looks like a stocky dog around the size of a large heeler. Good on you for taking it in to get it identified properly at a museum and publishing the finding on here. I hope you come across the real thing one day!

[LostTreasureComAU]

Guys, it is a conspiracy ... it is a Tassie Tiger Skull ... the musuem and the Tassie government just does'nt want people looking for the Tassie Tigers or proof that they are alive and living in the Tassie bush..... my opinion!

[Anne84A]

Some time ago two young girls in NE Tassie, saw what was thought to be Thylacine. They were lucky enough to get a photo of it. The museum disputed this was indeed a Thylacine, but also didn't want the story to get out.......A friend's father saw one around the Pioneer area as recently as 20 years ago. An experienced bushman, he had seen many in his youth, so certainly knew what he was talking about. I personally believe there could be Thylacine, in some of the rugged bushland in the NE..........

[patriotFPS]

My friends father seen a tassie tiger in Larinna 11 years ago, His father used to hunt them so he knows what he saw. they are still here in tasmania, They have learnt to stay away from humans.

[romack47]

@OsajOsaj From reading your comments looks like you are more jealous then anything. You wish you had found it same as you wish you had the life style. How could you not want a job where you are out in the wild doing things you love?

@megaDRjohn: I just again jealousy is a curse :)

[MegaDRjohn]

haaa haaa serious butt hurt... you kids would be dangerous with half a brain.

learn to ride before you hurt someone, the same with sharpening chainsaws... lolol

[rainermania]

the museum have told us its a dog skull but still can't identify what sort, our story is as we have filmed it bar the lobster which was filmed 2 months ago, however we were looking for lobsters and to find this skull was an amazing experience we'll never forget, we will still live in hope they are out there somewhere

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[NWGvideos]

@rainermania well thats too bad ..but hey! you made me really happy fro a day..thanks! as you said it was an amazing experience! :D

[Conway1972]

@rainermania

Just curious, do you trust the Museums verdict? Did you get the skull back and if so is it the same one you gave them?!

[iNT3RUT10N]

how old do you reckon the skull was?

[WeAreOldskool]

thats great, keep us posted please

[MJTnetau]

For people who think that this is not possible consider this. I watched a documentary recently about the Amur Leopard of which only 30 are apparently alive in the wild. One researcher has been there for 14 years and has only seen 1 in that time. Its not impossible that a similar thing could have happened in some remote part of Tasmania. Shame it seems like it was a dog skull

[MrTiminane]

Just heard it was identified as a dog skull. Where were you riding?

[EddystoneM1]

PS::::: No animal on earth has an overlaping kanine teeth event like this skull.Note how it's 2x big bottom teeth interlap the top kanine teeth? NOT A DOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS A TIGER SKULL MY FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OsajOsaj1]

@EddystoneM1 nice try - turns out it is, as expected, a dog. hahaha

[EddystoneM1]

Tigers are alive.I have seen 3.I have also found their den.The skull looks to be from a large male around 8 to 10 years old.Judging by condition it would only be on the ground for no more than 8 years (I'd say 4).I have found full walabies with the entire chest cavivties licked clean,they do not eat the stomach,intestines,meat or hide.Just the Heart,Liver,Kidneys and Lungs.Be interesteing to know if you have found similar? Cleanly dead native animals with no sings of how it died? AWESOME VIDEO!!

[jordan18291]

Great video, great to see trail bike riders / 4wd'ers in a respectful and sensible light.

[Ozyadventurer]

Hi fellas, I am no expert in areas of dogs nor thylacine so can only view the comments of those more experienced than I. As a frequent visitor to Tassie I am always hopeful that some evidence of the thylacine occurs. Let's hope that the ignorance of past residents of this beautiful island have not exterminated such a marvellous animal. If you are genuine with your find I hope that it has a positive conclusion.

[missfangzillla]

I think it might be a dog skull

[blastun]

just a big dog skull. 

[MCLegoDude41]

@blastun The skulls they compared looked exactly the same

[MissMum1979]

I'm hoping me and the other people who think it may not be a thylacine, prove to be wrong. In the last part of the video, on the thylacine skull, there was a hole near the eye socket. In the skull that was found, the hole is much smaller and noticibly further toward the front of the jaw. ingers crossed we are wrong though.

[jaalmleesn]

What's the music in this clip?

[Molloch1974]

@owheelj A fox is less than half the size of this skull.

[zaqqaz22]

Most definitely a thylocene skull.. could be quite old though, ie. "pre-exinction", thus not evidence of them still survivng in the wild today.. Also could quite possibly have been "planted", I am sure there would be the odd thylocene skull in private hands throughout tasmainia.. there Grand dad probably shot it!!..

[owheelj]

I think it's a fox skull. Looks like it has 3 upper incisors, which is consistent with a fox, but Thylacine should have 4.

[tosgem]

Wow, great find. If this makes cloning a speccimen possiblelike off Jurasic park u guys should get the credit

[Snowhawlk]

Good job guys :D 

[Molloch1974]

There are a number of differences between dog and Thylacine skulls, unfortunately this one is a dog skull. As pugwombat already posted, there are 4 incisors in the upper jaw and 3 in the lower jaw. The thylacine has no carnassial tooth (the long molar tooth you can see in the lower and upper jaw in some shots (see 2:08)). Also, Thylacines have a structure called a marsupial shelf which protrudes on the inside of the back of the lower jaw. :(

[shiacane]

Good job boys,i for one believe you found what u say you think you have found

[MrTiminane]

I'm going to disagree with pugwombat and merely say it's likely to be a dog skull as once upon a time in an Oxford Zoology exam the examiners had a habit of putting in a Thlyacinus skull as it looked like a Dog's skull. There is a way to tell the difference but it involves looking at a certain part of the skull, which I can't get a clear view of.

[MJTnetau]

@MrTiminane Tell us the secret :)

[crashkennedy9]

This is a very impressive video (linked from the ABC website). Not only for the find itself but also the good sense you both showed in returning with a vehicle (and relocating the place you found them). Thanks for bring it back as intact as possible. I was sad when you said you had found a male and female and hope there are more out there alive. Please be careful who you pass your information on to - this is a significant find and after a very long time. Very well done fella's.

[pugwombat]

Sorry to spoil the excitement (I'd like them not to be extinct too), but this is a dog skull. In their upper jaw, dogs have 3 incisors on each side in front of the large canine, Thylacine has 4. The skull shown in the video and labelled Thylacine at 5.00 minutes is also a dog skull. Keep looking though.

[rolvon]

Awesome find.

It certainly looks like a thylacine skull.

[ask412]

Just the skull, perfectly preserved.

Begs the question. Where is the rest of it boys?

[MJTnetau]

Nice find. I wonder if they can date it accurately.

[balto4]

it looks like a thylacine skull to me,hopefully it's recent

[dmonkeytripple]

Good job guys

[NedKellyRidesAgain]

lookin' good fellas, I'm betting ya right.

[hainesy67]

off its head good find



[Biofuze]

woah what, that's crazy awesome!

[NWGvideos]

thank you :D

[NWGvideos]

omigawd!!! hahah my favorite animal might be still alive... :D im so happy/sad right now!

[rainermania]

@NWGvideos very exciting give us time to have it checked first we will keep it posted very similar



[JAKEDEMUSS13]

@rainermania where abouts roughly are you guys based? nw ne se?

[romack47]

woo hoo cant wait to find out if it is or not. Keep us posted

[DRIFTSUN]

thats AWESOME BOYS!!!! would you hurry up!!! LOL jonny.