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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' — also known as the '''Thylacine''' or, formally, ''Thylacinus cynocephalus'' — was a small, [[dog]]like, [[marsupial]] [[mammal]]. According to ''[[The I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures]]'', it had "a smooth brown coat with black or darker brown stripes on its rear." Its tail made up over third of its 160 [[centimetre]] length. As with many mammals, males were generally larger than females. | The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' — also known as the '''Thylacine''' or, formally, ''Thylacinus cynocephalus'' — was a small, [[dog]]like, [[marsupial]] [[mammal]]. According to ''[[The I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures]]'', it had "a smooth brown coat with black or darker brown stripes on its rear." Its tail made up over third of its 160 [[centimetre]] length. As with many mammals, males were generally larger than females. | ||
It became extinct due to targeted killing by [[human]]s in the [[20th century]]. Natural disease was also a contributing factor to their [[extinction]], which finally occurred in [[1936]]. The last — or, according to [[Martha Jones]], the penultimate — Tasmanian tiger died in captivity at the [[Beaumaris Zoo]]. | It became extinct due to targeted killing by [[human]]s in the [[20th century]]. Natural disease was also a contributing factor to their [[extinction]], which finally occurred in [[1936]]. The last — or, according to [[Martha Jones]], the penultimate — Tasmanian tiger died in captivity at the [[Beaumaris Zoo]]. The real last Thylacine was an exhibit at the [[Museum of the Last Ones]]. | ||
It had an I-Spyder points value of either 250 or 300 points. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo]]'') | It had an I-Spyder points value of either 250 or 300 points. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo]]'') | ||
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* Despite the name, the Tasmanian tiger is not a [[tiger]]. | * Despite the name, the Tasmanian tiger is not a [[tiger]]. | ||
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[[Category:Earth mammals]] | [[Category:Earth mammals]] | ||
[[Category:Earth predators]] | [[Category:Earth predators]] | ||
[[Category:Specimens at MOTLO]] | |||
