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Thylacines were competing with wild dogs/dingoes for the same food, and they were clumsy and awkward compared to dogs. They had pouches like kangaroos otherwise you'd think they were a mis-shapen breed of dog.
Dingoes came to continental Australia maybe 5000 years ago and probably wiped out Thylacines there, but dogs only arrived in Tasmania with Europeans. Which is why Thylacines survived longer in Tasmania.
Dogs are now Australia's apex predators (excepting crocs in the far north). There's no hope for Thylacines in the wild. Wild dogs can have crazy markings, I saw some which were multicolored and spotty, maybe that's what the sightings are.
Bruce: I've no doubt you're right. I think somebody in the comments pointed out that, even if a few existed, the population would be far too small to sustain itself.
It would be damn cool to have a few around, but this is one of those stories that comes around every five to ten years and then goes back into hibernation. Some people see flying saucers, some see Tasmanian Tigers.
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Thylacines were competing with wild dogs/dingoes for the same food, and they were clumsy and awkward compared to dogs. They had pouches like kangaroos otherwise you'd think they were a mis-shapen breed of dog.
Dingoes came to continental Australia maybe 5000 years ago and probably wiped out Thylacines there, but dogs only arrived in Tasmania with Europeans. Which is why Thylacines survived longer in Tasmania.
Dogs are now Australia's apex predators (excepting crocs in the far north). There's no hope for Thylacines in the wild. Wild dogs can have crazy markings, I saw some which were multicolored and spotty, maybe that's what the sightings are.
Sounds like Sasquatch, only with a solid historical base.
Bruce: I've no doubt you're right. I think somebody in the comments pointed out that, even if a few existed, the population would be far too small to sustain itself.
It would be damn cool to have a few around, but this is one of those stories that comes around every five to ten years and then goes back into hibernation.
Some people see flying saucers, some see Tasmanian Tigers.
Flying saucers piloted by Tasmanian Tigers: now, that would be something!
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