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They’re called “tigers” because of their distinctive stripes, and “wolves” because of their alleged ferocity – “alleged” because there hasn’t been a confirmed sighting of a Thylacine in the wild for nearly a century. A new study of the eating habits of Thylacinus cynocephalus may give it a new nickname that better fits the much beloved yet still officially extinct creature – Tasmanian jackal. “The thylacine ( Thylacinus cynocephalus), the iconic recently extinct marsupial, is considered a classic example of convergent evolution with the distantly related placental wolf or dog, though almost nothing is actually known regarding its ecology. This lack of data leads to questions regarding the degree of convergence with, and the similarity of, the functional ecology of the thylacine and the wolf/dog.” ....
By Hazel L. Richards, PhD candidate, Monash University Imagine going through life with your arms permanently bent and locked at the elbows. Awkward, right? Until recently we thought the mega-marsupial Palorchestes azael lived exactly like this. This rare, distant relative of the wombat became extinct (along with much of Australia’s megafauna) about 40,000 years ago. Palorchestes could in fact move its elbows but only a very tiny amount compared to other mammals. Thus, we think this enigmatic creature would have had a highly unusual gait, which may provide a clue to why it went extinct. Read more: A strange setup ....