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#OnThisDay in 1936, the #Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger was named a protected animal, only 59 days before the last known specimen died in captivity
#SciArt by H.C. Richter for John #Gould's 'Mammals of #Australia', v.1 (1863)
Images via @BioDivLibrary #rarebooks #library
So #SelfieVsSona and #selfievsfurry are a thing. Have a terrible selfie and my sonas.
In order: Duster the Eohippus, Matcha the Thylacine, and Avalon the Alolan Vaporeon
Going to start uploading some drawings of various extinct species (excluding dinosaurs). Here's the Thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea. Thought to be extinct since 1936. #extinctspecies