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Extinct Tiger Head Found Under Bed to Sell for Thousands at Auction
The specimen was authenticated and added to a global database after radiographs confirmed the original skull remained inside the mount.
- A private London family discovered a rare Thylacine head kept under their bed and contacted Auctioneum after seeing reports of a prior sale. Auction house staff affectionately named the specimen "Trevor."
- Shot by a farmer in Sheffield, Tasmania, around 1900, the Thylacine was brought to the UK in about 1905 and remained hidden until this recent discovery. The species has been extinct since 1936.
- Radiographs confirmed the animal's original skull remains intact within the mount, marking a major scientific breakthrough. Dr. Stephen Sleightholme authenticated the specimen and added it to the International Thylacine Specimen Database .
- Auctioneer Andrew Stowe described the discovery as "extraordinary," noting that uncovering two-thirds of all known Thylacine heads in weeks is "nothing short of phenomenal." The head auctions Thursday, November 26, at Auctioneum.
- This discovery follows an August auction where a specimen mistaken for a "fox head" sold for £50,000 plus £10,000 in fees. Collector James Cranfield purchased that item, calling it the "holy grail" of natural history.
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Extinct tiger head found under bed to sell for thousands at auction
The species has been extinct since 1936 and only a handful of specimens, mostly skins made into rugs, have previously been sold over the years for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
·Wiggins, United States
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One of world's rarest animal heads goes up for sale after being found under a bed
An Essex collector who paid £60,000 for what was believed to be the only known preserved head of an extinct Tasmanian tiger has been proved wrong just weeks later.
·Colchester, United Kingdom
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