The body of Wilf Batty’s thylacine, stiff with rigor mortis, tied to a fence on the man’s farm. Mr. Batty shot the animal, believed to be a male, in May of 1930, after it had reportedly been going after his chickens. It’s commonly believed that this represents the last thylacine to be killed in the wild. The photo itself, one of just five known to exist of the individual, was uncovered and shared by the great grandson of the original photographer. [ x ]
I can guarantee these are real thylacines.
I do not think the recent photos that just came out are real :/ sorry yall.
These are stills from a 1928 Beaurmis zoo film by James Malley.
Apologies for the screenshots 😭 idk how to get better quality images of the photos from the thylacine museum.
Sunbathing thylacines
Doggeroo.
The Bristol thylacine looks wistfully out of his glass box.
Sorry for being blurry but I had to use a long exposure on my phone.
A pic of a taxidermy specimen of a Thylacine I took at the Gallery of evolution in Paris (I can’t help but cry everytime I think about this species)
(Personnal pic, please reblog, do not use or repost. Thanks!)
A woman looks into a diorama of three Thylacines, date and location unknown. [ x ]
Happy New Years! Here's this lil edit
The central continent of my worldbuilding world is dominated by marsupials and monotremes, and birds. There are several species of thylacine, and one — which is essentially our Thylacinus cynocephalus — is domesticated.
They are a recent domestication, with about 250 generations having passed. Compared to the wild ancestors, they have similar builds, but with more colours, variation in size, and longer lifespans (12-20 years). They have lost their natural reclusive nature and though shy, are friendly and inquisitive and trainable to a point. Most prefer to be solitary or tolerate the presence of 1-2 others, though get along well with other calm-tempered species. Their prey drive is greatly reduced but many suffer anxiety in loud or busy environments.
Halloween art piece:)
Enjoy
Also if you understand the tombstones, kudos!!!!
Thanks for the tag!
Here are more photos of thylacines from the Berlin zoo. There were 4 individuals in total, 3 males 1 female all from different times except for the last two who arrived at the same time (a male and the female)
unfortunately all were very stressed and showed behaviors such as pacing and chewing on the bars (seen in top photo) which wore down their teeth.
Thylacine at the Berlin Zoo By: Unknown photographer Ca. 1905
Currently sitting beside the thylacine in vienna natural history museum and overwhelmed by such a profound sandess.
Collection of media revolving around the Thylacine
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