The Tasmanian Wolf In Walter P. Dando, More Wild Animals And The Camera, Photographer Dando (1913) -

Just found out about thylacines

A woman looks into a diorama of three Thylacines, date and location unknown. [ x ]

Haha that's cool I like this theory

(Also note: no shade to you op. that taxidermy was made super inaccurately, they could kinda stand on their tails but not like a kangaroo like in that taxidermy stance)

But I love this!! I definitely think he might be a Thylacine now XD

Tigger is not a tiger.

He’s a thylacine. Thylacinus cynocephalus. Also known as the Tasmanian wolf or Tasmanian tiger.

Sounds like a bold claim to make? Let’s look at the facts.

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Rare 200-year-old clay pipe depicting thylacine dubbed the 'holy grail' of Tasmanian archaeology - ABC News

A clay pipe depicting a Tasmanian tiger has the archaeology community in a buzz.

The pipe’s finder was an amateur bottle digger who found it sandwiched between two larger bottles at the base of a pit on a private property near Launceston in 2016.

The collector then sold the pipe as an unwanted item.

Stephen Sleightholme, from the International Thylacine Specimen Database, snapped up the pipe at auction.

-Top pictured is one of the Burrell photographs. Which were edited to be close ups to depict a 'thylacine in the wild' later debunked to be a captive thylacine.

-Middle pictured is the Wilfred batty thylacine which is the last recorded thylacine shot in the wild.

-Bottom pictured is the Beaumaris zoo family group.

Happy First Anniversary to @extinctionstories! When I set up this blog last May, I was mostly hoping for a way to organize my conservation-related work; if people happened to enjoy it, then that would just be a bonus. Instead, I've been blown away by the enthusiasm and interest that you guys have for my art and writing, and the love that we all share for these precious creatures. Thank you so much for listening to their stories; I have plenty more to come

As a birthday treat, here are a couple of quick thylacine studies that I haven't posted before. They are fountain pen and watercolor, on 18x24" paper.

Thylacine studies from the colorized footage.

“In the collection stores of the Australian Museum is this beautiful specimen which has kept its vibrant fur thanks to minimal exposure to light or touch. As our Manager, Programs Matt put it, “Pulling the drawer open is an awe-inspiring, solemn and shameful experience.”

From The Australian Museum on Facebook.

i miss thylacines