Marsupials are characterized by the presence of a pouch in the female. The pouch contains the mammary glands, which nourish the young. The offspring of marsupials remain in the pouch until they are able to survive on their own. The most well known marsupials are probably kangaroos and koalas, but there are a number of other marsupials, many from Australia.
The thylacine (tasmanian tiger) looked a lot like a short-haired dog combined with a kangaroo. Some folks say that it looked similar to a hyena. The stripes on the rump faded as the animal aged.
There was some sexual dimorphism (the males were slightly larger than females). Normally in marsupials, the pouch opens toward the head of the animal. The female had a pouch that opened to the rear (toward the tail). The thylacine was able to open its jaws very wide – nearly 120 degrees – to show off its 46 sharp teeth.
I’m so sad they are gone!
His face, legs, and tale all (sorta) look like a kangaroo! (1:18 especially!) I hate how many animals have gone extinct because of us humans!
That is really cool!! It seemed to look a lot like a kangaroo in the face.
I love that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was one of the largest carnivourous marsupials, and it was a predator, but not much else was known about them since they’ve all died out as far as we can tell. They didn’t breed well in captivity, and we tried to save them too late. It’s so very sad, I know.
Was it dangerous to man? Did the last one die in captivity? How? Did they not breed very well in captivity? Thanks
Louis Bingham, it was also called the Tasmanian Wolf. I hope that’s helpful.
Thanks, Aurora. I’m guessing that it was hunted the most when it was the rarest, because it would be considered “rare.”
oh it looks more like a dog than a cat to me they should have named it tasmanian wolf or somthing
i wish that thing was still around, it looks really cool
Hunting.
Did it go extinct due to the destruction of it’s habitat, or overhunting?
Your welcome!
Thanks for your eagle eye – it should be working now. Thanks!
When I tried to play this video, it said “Video not found or access denied.” Why is that?