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'''Tasmanian Tiger''' is a type of extinct marsupial [[Friend]] based on the last confirmed living thylacine.
'''Tasmanian Tiger''' is a type of extinct marsupial [[Friend]] based on the last confirmed living thylacine.
|appearance=Tasmanian Tiger has fair skin and deep blue eyes. Those eyes lack the distinct eyeshine of extant friends, indicating her [[https://japari-library.com/wiki/Category:Extinct_Friends Extinct]] status. Her hair is short and choppy, with a soft tan hue. The left bangs are a light gray and the right bangs are the same tan as the rest of her hair. There is a small dark brown tip at the end of the right bang. Two rectangular-shaped ears sit on top oh her head.
Her clothes consist of a sleeveless white button-down shirt and a puffy collar. The collar has a bow with red on one side and blue-and-white stripes on the other. She has long opera-length gloves that go to her biceps, both of which have alternating ribbons that match the colors of her bow tie. Around her waist is a tight, ruffled half apron that is light brown, adorned with dark brown stripes like the real life animal. The shorts are big and puffy, and are also light brown with dark brown stripes like her apron. Lastly, she has white shoes and long white socks that have a single black half-stripe at the top.
|reallife=[[File:Thylacinus.jpg|thumb|left|A female thylacine (foreground) and her juvenile male offspring (background) in the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Photo taken circa 1903/1904 by Unknown photographer. Via the Smithsonian Institution archives.]]
|reallife=[[File:Thylacinus.jpg|thumb|left|A female thylacine (foreground) and her juvenile male offspring (background) in the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Photo taken circa 1903/1904 by Unknown photographer. Via the Smithsonian Institution archives.]]


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Despite being fearsome carnivores, there is some controversy and speculation over the preferred prey size of the Thylacine/Tasmanian Tiger. In 2011, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_New_South_Wales University of New South Wales] performed a study using advanced computer modelling. The results concluded the tiger had surprisingly weak and feeble jaws. Another study in 2020 produced similar results. Animals are usually capable of taking on prey close to their own body size, but the studies suggest a 30 kilograms (66 lb.) Tasmanian Tiger would only be able to take on an animal of 5 kilograms (11 lb.). Scientists now believe they ate primarily small animals, such as possums and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandicoot bandicoots]. This would put them in direct competition with the Tasmanian Devil and Tiger Quoll.  
Despite being fearsome carnivores, there is some controversy and speculation over the preferred prey size of the Thylacine/Tasmanian Tiger. In 2011, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_New_South_Wales University of New South Wales] performed a study using advanced computer modelling. The results concluded the tiger had surprisingly weak and feeble jaws. Another study in 2020 produced similar results. Animals are usually capable of taking on prey close to their own body size, but the studies suggest a 30 kilograms (66 lb.) Tasmanian Tiger would only be able to take on an animal of 5 kilograms (11 lb.). Scientists now believe they ate primarily small animals, such as possums and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandicoot bandicoots]. This would put them in direct competition with the Tasmanian Devil and Tiger Quoll.  


The last captive Tasmanian Tiger (known as a Thylacine in this case) was a female, and she lived as an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endling endling] (the known last of its species) at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart_Zoo Hobart Zoo] until her passing in the night of 7 September 1936. She had been captured by one Elias Churchill with a snare trap and was sold to the zoo in May 1936. The sale was not publicly announced because the use of snare traps was illegal. After her passing, the remains were transferred to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Museum_and_Art_Gallery Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery]. Due to the illegal nature of her capture, the ordeal was not properly recorded and almost forgotten about until circa 2022. A taxidermist record dated from 1936 or 1937 was discovered and had a mention the animal. This led to a full audit of all thylacine remains at the museum and the endling's successful identification.  
The last captive Tasmanian Tiger (known as a Thylacine in this case) was a female, and she lived as an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endling endling] (the known last of a species) at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart_Zoo Hobart Zoo] until her passing in the night of 7 September 1936. She had been captured by one Elias Churchill with a snare trap and was sold to the zoo in May 1936. The sale was not publicly announced because the use of snare traps was illegal. After her passing, the remains were transferred to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Museum_and_Art_Gallery Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery]. Due to the illegal nature of her capture, the ordeal was not properly recorded and almost forgotten about until circa 2022. A taxidermist record dated from 1936 or 1937 was discovered and had a mention the animal. This led to a full audit of all thylacine remains at the museum and the endling's successful identification.  


The Tasmanian Tiger/Thylacine held the status of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_species endangered species] until the 1980s. International standards at the time stated that ''"an animal can not be declared extinct until 50 years have passed without a confirmed record"''. Since no definitive proof of existence had been obtained for more than 50 years, the official criteria had been met and the Tasmanian Tiger was declared extinct by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature International Union for Conservation of Nature] in 1982 and by the Tasmanian government in 1986. The species was removed from Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 2013.
The Tasmanian Tiger/Thylacine held the status of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_species endangered species] until the 1980s. International standards at the time stated that ''"an animal can not be declared extinct until 50 years have passed without a confirmed record"''. Since no definitive proof of existence had been obtained for more than 50 years, the official criteria had been met and the Tasmanian Tiger was declared extinct by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature International Union for Conservation of Nature] in 1982 and by the Tasmanian government in 1986. The species was removed from Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 2013.
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