Tasmanian tiger sightings raise questions about extinct Australian predator
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The Tasmanian tiger, a large striped carnivore, is believed to have gone extinct over 80 years ago – but newly released Australian government documents show sightings have been reported as recently as two months ago.
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Tasmanian Tiger - A-Z Animals
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Island Conservation Potential Tasmanian Tiger Sightings Raise Eyebrows - Island Conservation
The Tasmanian Tiger May Not Be Extinct, Mysterious Sightings Suggest
Thylacines may have survived later than scientists thought, new research suggests - ABC News
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thylacine
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A Look Back At The Time Of The Tasmanian Tiger
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Tasmanian Tigers Are Extinct. Why Do People Keep Seeing Them? - The New York Times
greenscreen a story of how we wiped a species off the planet #tasmani, tasmaniantiger
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Back from extinction: Resurrecting the Tasmanian tiger, Science and Technology
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Lack Of Genetic Diversity May Have Doomed Tasmanian Tiger, Scientists Say