Tasmanian Tiger or Marsupial Wolf? New Insights on the Extinct Thylacine

Both its nicknames reflect the fact that the thylacine was an awesome creature — one that makes the human race kick itself for helping to drive such animals to extinction — but new research suggests that the “Tasmanian tiger”/“marsupial wolf” was indeed more tiger-like than wolfish. (More on TIME.com: Saving the Tasmanian Devils) The last

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Tasmanian Tiger or Marsupial Wolf? New Insights on the Extinct Thylacine

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