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Extinction series number 3! The Thylacine!

More commonly known by the misleading names Tasmanian wolf or Tasmanian tiger, this stripey guy was actually a marsupial. Y'know, like a kangaroo.

Unlike the two previous animals, the thylacine's story doesn't have a happy ending. They went extinct in the 1930s thanks to excessive hunting in the name of pest control, habitat destruction, and the introduction of new diseases carried by imported domesticated animals.

Some people hold out hope that there might be a small, undiscovered population still out there somewhere, but at this point that isn't looking super likely 😔

Description
Extinction series number 3! The Thylacine!

More commonly known by the misleading names Tasmanian wolf or Tasmanian tiger, this stripey guy was actually a marsupial. Y'know, like a kangaroo.

Unlike the two previous animals, the thylacine's story doesn't have a happy ending. They went extinct in the 1930s thanks to excessive hunting in the name of pest control, habitat destruction, and the introduction of new diseases carried by imported domesticated animals.

Some people hold out hope that there might be a small, undiscovered population still out there somewhere, but at this point that isn't looking super likely 😔