Thanks For The Tag!

The thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger, is not a tiger. Nor is it a dog, a fox, or a wolf. It is an extinct carnivorous marsupial…

When she says:

"I'm fine"

What she means:

"I just spent the past 3 hours comparing that new thylacine pelt specimen to thylacine photographs and documents."

Wait wait!!! The skin doesn't quite match up and we really need more photos of the specimen to match it with Benjamin!

The article is confusing I'll admit 😭

THEY FOUND BENJAMIN’S REMAINS!?!?!??!?!?

colorized thylacine footage

Here is the Smithsonian thylacine as it currently appears in the museum’s Hall of Mammals. This individual was a female that lived at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. from 1902 to 1904. She was carrying three pouch young upon her arrival, two of which survived to adulthood (a male and a female, pictured here). Thanks to this little family, the Smithsonian has an impressive collection of thylacine material, but only the mother’s mounted skin is viewable by the public.

Unfortunately, this lovely specimen is displayed behind a fabric curtain in an effort to drive home the concept of extinction. If you go around the side of the display, you can barely catch a glimpse of her rear end.

The exhibit claims that the dingo was responsible for the thylacine’s extinction on mainland Australia, which occurred about 2,000 years ago. New research suggests that the dingo was not really to blame; rather, a changing climate and overhunting by growing Aboriginal populations were the likely causes. [x]

In case you’re curious, here’s a rare “pre-curtain” photo from Flickr:

For more information about the Smithsonian thylacine and her legacy, click here.

Constellation Corinna

i also do art! Idk if y'all knew that I only have like two other drawings I've posted on here. But it's not just historical photo recolors and stuff!

Sorry it's blurry

This painting is currently taped to my wall so I had to climb on my bed to get a photo LOL

From 50 Facts About Animals by Ron B. Taylor, published in 1983.

The Taronga Zoo in Sydney had a thylacine for a time.

This was the only thylacine ever displayed at this zoo. It’s enclosure was right next to a Puma’s. The puma got a hold of the thylacine’s tail and bit it off.

A group of thylacines relaxing in the Hobart Zoo, c. 1920’s.

Thylacine studies from the colorized footage.