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Originally Posted by ila
You are not completely correct on this, Sesame. Tasmanian tigers were killed because they were considered dangerous to the sheep herds of Tasmania. I'm sure some were killed for the "sport" but mainly it was because they of the threat, real or not, to the sheep.
Recently scientists have discovered evidence that there may still be some Tasmanian tigers alive. It doesn't necessarily mean that there are enough for a sustainable population.
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Ila dear, you are full of bull... I mean, humour! If the scientists have "unearthed" evidence of living "thylacines" or Tasmanian Tigers, why dont they present some
Live specimen in front of the world? Why are all the photographs of Thylacines in Black and White? Its simply because they killed the last one in 1936. Widespread hunting of the hapless aniwent on from the 1850s to 1936. There used to be huge Hunting parties back then. Scores of corpses of the poor beasts were hung upside down and their proud hunters took memento photos to remember the Grand occasion.
You may see some stuffed animals, some early photos and "artwork" on the Tasmanian Tigers below. Can you show me a current photo of that species, Ila?
