Rare Footage Of Last-Known Tasmanian Tiger Unearthed, Released Online
A video of the last-known thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, has been released by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA). Now extinct, the thylacine was one of the largest known carnivorous marsupials native to Tasmania, New Guinea, and the Australian mainland. It was also known as the Tasmanian tiger for its distinctive striped lower back.
Shot in 1935, the video shows the animal, named Benjamin, pacing his enclosure at the now-defunct Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, Tasmania, according to a press release. It is one of the only two places where a thylacine held in captivity has been photographed - the other being the London Zoo.
Unseen for 85 years, the 21-second footage was filmed shortly before Benjamin died - marking the extinction of its species. The thylacine died a year after the recording on September 7 - a day now observed as National Threatened Species Day in Australia.
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Tasmanian Tiger
A video of the last-known thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, has been released by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA). Now extinct, the thylacine was one of the largest known carnivorous marsupials native to Tasmania, New Guinea, and the Australian mainland. It was also known as the Tasmanian tiger for its distinctive striped lower back.
Shot in 1935, the video shows the animal, named Benjamin, pacing his enclosure at the now-defunct Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, Tasmania, according to a press release. It is one of the only two places where a thylacine held in captivity has been photographed - the other being the London Zoo.
Unseen for 85 years, the 21-second footage was filmed shortly before Benjamin died - marking the extinction of its species. The thylacine died a year after the recording on September 7 - a day now observed as National Threatened Species Day in Australia.
Full Report at NDTV
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