Tasmanian Tiger (ULTRA RARE OLD FOOTAGE - no animal sound)

Thylacine is commonly known as the Tasmanian Tiger, was the largest known carnivorous MARSUPIAL of modern times, become extinct in the 20th century (7 September 1936), and has some really impressive features such as 46 teeth and a jaws able to open at an unusual 120 degrees.

An amazing... but extinct animal!

This video was shot in 1933 by the naturalist David Fleay.

NOTE, TO PEOPLE WHO INSIST IN HAVING RACIAL ARGUMENTATIONS:
The conquests/damage (good/bad things) that each race/civilisation(group of people) is responsible for, is proportional to their power. Which means, when whites colonized the world they were the most powerful race so the good things/damage caused to the world is proportional to that huge power. Another example is the Maoris, which were the race that ruled New Zealand from 14th century until white men arrival, they were responsible for 32 species extinctions.
On the other end, in Africa still exist lions, elephants, etc. (megafauna), not because indigenous people had nature conservation awareness, but because those people were incapable of developing technologies efficient enough to give them advantage over that animals (harsh climate, lack of natural resources, etc may contribute to this inability to build complex technologies), unlike the other races that are responsible for extinctions due to over-hunting (direct), or responsible for extinctions caused by pollution from their activities (indirect).
This means that given the chance of superiority any human race will behave the same way, which is get the most/best to themselves (possibly causing problems to other live beings).

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[Aaron Manalastas]

I wish they will discover again..

[cArl0593]

its fucked up that it spent its last days locked up in a cage instead of kept in its natural environment, and it's even sadder that their extinction was caused by careless humans

[Ashton Roelfsema]

Thylacines preferred kangaroos and other marsupials, small rodents and birds. They were reported to have preyed on sheep and poultry after European colonisation, although the extent of this was almost certainly exaggerated. For example, a famous photo is now known to have been staged using a taxidermied Thylacine specimen with a dead chicken placed in its mouth. But was proven fake. Kind of shity on our part

[Ashton Roelfsema]

Its called a thylacine. And it was last seen on the island of tasmania. It was in the rest of australia but it was out competed by the dingo i think. I may be wrong. The only reason it wasn't extinct on tasmania is because what ever creature caused its extinction on the rest of australia couldnt get to the island. Then we come along and "exterminate" it because we thought it had been killing sheep and chickens.

[MrJoey2064]

yeah i guess you're right

[MrJoey2064]

yeah i guess youre right

[FerrerTriple0]

I understand what you are saying, and yes, animals should indeed not be named after other, already known animals, but I am saying that it can't be changed now because changing it NOW would cause confusion in those who already know it by its current name. It is only a common name, and common names evolve from what common people will call it by. Therefore, trying to officially change a common name will not entirely work because most of us will continue on calling it by it's current common name.

[MrJoey2064]

and but the settlers that went to Australia called the possum its name because it looked like an opossum and it was a coincidence that they were both marsupials.but now scientists are saying animals shouldn't be named after other animals .im saying that now scientists should cange the name so people wont get confused and mistake it for a feline or a canine

[FerrerTriple0]

Oh, and they called it that common name before they knew that it was not related to the tiger or the wolf.

[FerrerTriple0]

Because the name "Tasmanian Tiger" is just the common name, and scientists would have given it a scientific name. Common names are just what people name them based on their appearance, behaviour or other noticeable trait; they are quite often misleading and it's just whatever name sticks. That's why we still call it the tasmanian Tiger despite the terrible misnomer; the name stuck, and it's not the technical name so scientists wouldn't be concerned about it. But yeah, i do get what you mean.

[MrJoey2064]

you now whats weird. if they called a tasmanian tiger cuz of its stripes and we know that its a marsupial why dont scientists just call it a giant t devil or a carnivorous kangaroo or something that acually makes sence. you know what i meen

[Rudy Miller]

Are you Australian then?