A photo from open sources
The phrase “proof of the existence of tilacin” still sounds strange and unusual. Less than a century ago, marsupial wolves were found out in Australia. However in 1930 was shot dead as believed to be the last wild tilacin, and six years later in Hobart Zoo Dies Last Representative Known To Science this species. Since then, the Tasmanian wolf is considered extinct. However, not everything is so simple.
Residents of the island of Tasmania in the south of the Australian continent periodically observe animals suspiciously similar to tilacin. Alleged marsupial wolves fall into the lenses video cameras and eyewitness cameras. Therefore, in recent years, experts have doubts that these animals are completely died out. Perhaps, in fact, the size of their population is simply greatly reduced and the few Tasmanian wolves survived in the dense forests of the island.
A photo from open sources
The Australian edition of “The Bulletin” even promised in 2005 pay a million dollars to someone who manages to catch a living tilacin. And despite the fact that this award is still no one in demand, enthusiasts continue to search for cryptid, along the way fixing it on video and photo. One of those amazing shots. was recently acquired by a camera trap on the outskirts of Perth. Into the lens automatic camera hit an animal that looks like a dog or a fox.
Did the marsupial wolf become a ferocious predator?
The local farmer whose camera trap took this cryptic shot immediately sent the image to the Thylacine Awareness Group community, engaged in the collection and analysis of materials about the marsupial wolf. By according to organization founder Neil Waters, in the photograph, probably, the extinct predator is really captured. About This is indicated by the hard long tail of the animal. Unfortunately, the quality photo is not high enough, which is why consider the beast from all over thoroughness is not possible.
Waters says: “We believe in impenetrable forests Tasmania left a small amount of tilacins that avoid person. They are isolated, their numbers are negligible, and they very narrow gene pool, so it’s extremely difficult for Tasmanian wolves getting healthy offspring. As for this shot, he quite curious. I do not think that it depicts a fox. Tail at The animal in the photo is thin at the end and thick at the base. Exactly tilacins had such tails. ”
The farm owner reportedly installed a camera trap with aim to find a mysterious predator that shortly before this bit his beloved dog. A few days later, the system observation caught a dog-like beast crept up to the fence and lurking in the thick grass. Did the farmer’s pet kill marsupial wolf? Ferocious these animals have never been considered, however, there are do you want …
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