Tasmanian Tiger Hunted Like Opportunist, Not Wolf, New Research Suggests
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The hunters exterminated the thilacins, commonly known as Tasmania tigers, in Australia almost a century ago. But a myth about these timid and partially nocturnal predators may have contributed to the extinction of the species.Tilacines looked a lot like wolves, so much so that they received the scientific name cynocephalus,
Tasmanian Tiger Hunted Like Opportunist, Not Wolf, New Research Suggests
A new study analyzing the walking patterns of predatory mammals suggests that the extinct thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) likely hunted more like an opportunistic pouncer than the wolf-like pursuit predator it is often portrayed as. The post Tasmanian Tiger Hunted Like Opportunist, Not Wolf, New Research Suggests appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
New Study Suggests Tasmanian Tigers Were Hunted as Opportunists, Not Wolves
A recent study on the locomotion patterns of predatory mammals revealed that the extinct Thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) was more likely to be an opportunistic raider rather than a pursuit predator like wolves. Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine) in captivity. Image credit: University of Melbourne/Art Gallery Victoria. “The Thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial weighing between 10-28 kg, existed in [...] The post New Study Suggests Tasmanian Tigers Were Hunted…
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