Interesting article on thylacine
The BBC has an interesting article detailing a study showing how the thylacine might have been eliminated from Australia 3,000 years ago by dingos.
"The team built sophisticated computer models of the animals' skulls to compare their feeding behaviour. The study showed that although the tiger was the bigger, more efficient biter, the dingo was better equipped to deal with prey that struggles. The results are reported in a Royal Society journal."
"The researchers say they may help explain why the tiger disappeared."
Thylacines, also known as Tasmanian tigers, are fascinating creatures and reports of these animals exist to this day. Skeptics deny such a creature could still exist without science finding it but my researcher friend Todd Jurasek has spent a lot of time in Australia and said there are credible reports of thylacines.
"You have to realize there are millions of unexplored acres and no on in the scientific community taking this stuff seriously so a relict population could survive under the radar," he said.
Photo of last remaining captive thylacine or "Tasmanian Tiger".
I find it hard to believe that the thylacine would die off just because a more efficient predator existed. I would think it may more likely be disease related like we are seeing with Tasmanian Devils dieing off due to facial tumor disease.
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Very interesting indeed. It would be great to come out one day and see your place.
Chester Moore
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