Is the Tasmanian Tiger STILL Alive?

In this video, we're going to talk about the thylacine, a creature that many believe is extinct but which some people believe still exists. We'll discuss the cloning surrounding the thylacine and discuss whether or not it still exists.

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Sources:
Links

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-footage-benjamin-last-tasmanian-tiger-ever-seen-alive-180975000/#:~:text=Benjamin%2C%20the%20thylacine%20that%20appears,for%20Australian%20Geographic%20in%202016.&text=The%20zoo%20posted%20ads%20offering,thylacine%20specimen%20to%20no%20avail.




https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.18.427214v1

https://www.earthtouchnews.com/in-the-field/in-the-field/tasmanian-tiger-video-has-thylacine-fans-excited-but-sceptics-are-not-convinced/

https://www.thylacineawarenessgroupofaustralia.com.au/sightings-caught-on-film.htm

http://www.wherelightmeetsdark.com.au/examining-the-evidence/tasmanian-tiger-(thylacine)/doyle-thylacine/doyle-thylacine-enhanced-quality-footage-analysed/

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/good-news/2016/09/05/tasmanian-tiger-footage/

https://www.smh.com.au/environment/sustainability/no-the-tasmanian-tiger-has-not-been-re-discovered-20210223-p5755i.html

https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/return-of-the-living-thylacine/#:~:text=Cloning%20a%20thylacine%20will%20be,equivalent%20species%20for%20the%20thylacine.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/424807/new-zealand-tasmanian-tiger-pelt-provides-dna-of-extinct-marsupial

1984 Cameron photos

http://www.wherelightmeetsdark.com.au/examining-the-evidence/tasmanian-tiger-(thylacine)/cameron-thylacine/cameron-thylacine-detailed-analysis/

Ny times article https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/science/thylacines-tasmanian-tigers-sightings.html

Racoon mistaken for tiger:
https://www.npr.org/2018/04/13/602090987/new-yorker-mistakes-raccoon-for-tiger

Early Tasmanian Tiger:

https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-745811652/view?sectionId=nla.obj-746341150&partId=nla.obj-745819552#page/n16/mode/1up

List of sightings:

https://recentlyextinctspecies.com/thylacine-archive/tasmanian-thylacine-reports

Ostrich in Australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-02/elusive-ostriches-roam-outback-after-farming-attempts-go-bust/10190990

Thylacine release on mainland:
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule/on-the-prom-perhaps-a-tiger-sleeps-tonight/news-story/c109928bd9201275b65167ec89ac92c5

Not Benjamen:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-06/benjamin-thylacine-tasmanian-tiger-naming-myth-persists/101734442