The Tasmanian tiger is often listed as a clear case of extinction. But the reality is less certain. While hunting and habitat loss played a role, the full story behind its disappearance is still ...

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Researchers and traditional owners have examined 14 previously undocumented paintings of the Tasmanian tiger in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Their findings have raised questions about how ...

Archaeologists think some of the paintings may be less than 1,000 years old, even though the animals were thought to have ...

Extinct animals have long fascinated people around the world – from dinosaurs, to giant kangaroos, to enormous flightless birds and almost unimaginable sea creatures. But one of the most intriguing is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have long believed the dog-sized marsupial predators were driven to extinction on the mainland 3,000 years ago, ...

Australian rock art discovery depicts thylacines using white clay, indicating that they were painted within the last 1,000 ...

The Detroit Zoo recently welcomed its newest resident, a striking several-hundred-pound feline who appear excited to scope out her new digs. Darya (pronounced Dar-EE-yuh) is a 2-year-old Amur tiger.