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Neil (born October 2020), [1] also known as Neil the Seal, is a southern elephant seal in the Australian state of Tasmania. [2] [3] He was born in Salem Bay, Tasmania. [4] Neil gained fame in July 2022 after resting in Hobart for his month-long moulting period. While most people kept a safe distance, incidents of humans disturbing the seal led ...
The Hunter is a 2011 Australian drama film, directed by Daniel Nettheim and produced by Vincent Sheehan, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Julia Leigh. [3] It stars Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill and Frances O'Connor. [4]
The thylacine was known as the Tasmanian tiger because of the dark transverse stripes that radiated from the top of its back, and it was called the Tasmanian wolf because it resembled a medium- to large-sized canid. The name thylacine is derived from thýlakos meaning "pouch" and ine meaning "pertaining to", and refers to the marsupial pouch ...
Reviving the dog-sized marsupial sounds noble, but some scientists say “de-extinction is a fairytale science.”
The preservation of a complete Tasmanian tiger head meant that scientists could study RNA samples from several important tissue areas, including the tongue, nasal cavity, brain and eye.
English: Compilation of all five known Australian silent films featuring the recently extinct thylacines, shot in Hobart Zoo, Tasmania (other footage from London Zoo is not PD).
GettyIt’s been a long, long time since we last saw a living thylacine—a creature more commonly known as a Tasmanian tiger. The animal once thrived as a cornerstone species throughout Tasmania ...
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