Can You Watch The Last Tasmanian Tiger And Not Cry Sad Tears?

Tassie Tiger R.I.P.

by Simon Crerar

BuzzFeed Founding Editor, Australia

This is footage of the last known thylacine or Tasmanian tiger, filmed in 1933. 😢😢😢

Referred to as Benjamin, the thylacine died at Hobart's Beaumaris Zoo on September 7, 1936: which is why today is Australia's Threatened Species Day.

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Striped like a tiger, the thylacine was a carnivorous marsupial that preyed on kangaroos, rodents and birds.

The thylacine was a slow-moving, shy animal that often died shortly after being captured, most likely from shock.

Once found throughout Australia and New Guinea, by the 19th century the thylacine was confined to Tasmania, where it began to prey on livestock introduced by British settlers.

2,180 bounties were paid by the Van Diemen Land Company between 1888 to 1909 to eradicate the thylacine.

The last known thylacine died 79 years ago today, when its keeper forgot to lock it up and it died of exposure. 😭😭😭

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PS: although the thylacine is officially extinct, independent researchers Buck and Joan Emburg report 360 Tasmanian and 269 mainland sightings since 1936.

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Can You Watch The Last Tasmanian Tiger And Not Cry Sad Tears?

This is footage of the last known thylacine or Tasmanian tiger, filmed in 1933. 😢😢😢

View this video on YouTube

Referred to as Benjamin, the thylacine died at Hobart's Beaumaris Zoo on September 7, 1936: which is why today is Australia's Threatened Species Day.

Striped like a tiger, the thylacine was a carnivorous marsupial that preyed on kangaroos, rodents and birds.

The thylacine was a slow-moving, shy animal that often died shortly after being captured, most likely from shock.

Once found throughout Australia and New Guinea, by the 19th century the thylacine was confined to Tasmania, where it began to prey on livestock introduced by British settlers.

2,180 bounties were paid by the Van Diemen Land Company between 1888 to 1909 to eradicate the thylacine.

The last known thylacine died 79 years ago today, when its keeper forgot to lock it up and it died of exposure. 😭😭😭

PS: although the thylacine is officially extinct, independent researchers Buck and Joan Emburg report 360 Tasmanian and 269 mainland sightings since 1936.

Can You Watch The Last Tasmanian Tiger And Not Cry Sad Tears?

This is footage of the last known thylacine or Tasmanian tiger, filmed in 1933. 😢😢😢

View this video on YouTube

Referred to as Benjamin, the thylacine died at Hobart's Beaumaris Zoo on September 7, 1936: which is why today is Australia's Threatened Species Day.

Striped like a tiger, the thylacine was a carnivorous marsupial that preyed on kangaroos, rodents and birds.

The thylacine was a slow-moving, shy animal that often died shortly after being captured, most likely from shock.

Once found throughout Australia and New Guinea, by the 19th century the thylacine was confined to Tasmania, where it began to prey on livestock introduced by British settlers.

2,180 bounties were paid by the Van Diemen Land Company between 1888 to 1909 to eradicate the thylacine.

The last known thylacine died 79 years ago today, when its keeper forgot to lock it up and it died of exposure. 😭😭😭

PS: although the thylacine is officially extinct, independent researchers Buck and Joan Emburg report 360 Tasmanian and 269 mainland sightings since 1936.

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