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Circuscore

White Tweed

Greater glider (Petauroides volans) in a patch of old growth forest in Munruben, Logan City, south of Brisbane. (© Josh Bowell). (Hi-Res).

kowari! i love teaching people that they exist

WHAT A CUTIE!!!

Kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei), family Dasyuridae, order Dasyuromorphia, found in the Gibber deserts of central Australia

Carnivorous.

A.K.A. Kariri & Brush-tailed Marsupial Rat

Closely related to the mulgaras.

photos: Elias Neideck, Leipzig Zoo, Oliver Ramstedt

#kowari #marsupial

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impression of the past

#thylacine

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On this day in 1936, the last known thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) died at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania. The animal’s passing marked the extinction of its species. Also known as the “Tasmanian wolf,” the thylacine was Australia’s largest marsupial predator. It sported a dog-like form, with distinctive stripes, and a jaw that could open up to 80 degrees—one of the largest gapes of any mammal.

The thylacine fed primarily on small mammals and birds. Nocturnal and shy, it was seldom seen by humans. However, beginning in the 19th century, settlers believed the animals threatened their livestock and, spurred on by a bounty offered by the government, hunted them relentlessly. Attempts at protecting the species in the wild came too late: Despite numerous unconfirmed reports of sightings in recent decades, no definitive sightings have occurred since the 1930s.

Photo: Tasmanian Archives, PD, Wikimedia Commons

#thylacine #extinction