R I G H T !!! Like, I went my entire life having no idea what prehistoric life was like on Australia, aside from hearing about Thylacines, rite? Yea well there was a fucking "MARSUPIAL LION" called Thylacoleo that was also huge & had insane teeth?? HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS??

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Today is the 100th anniversary of the death of Mary Roberts, who founded Beaumaris Zoo in in 1895. It is famous for its collection of and the site of the earliest known film
of a from 1911. Watch here:
https://t.co/9jbfRH9ZC7

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Come join us for a tweet fest with tweet-length stories about Thylacines, or Tasmanian Tigers. Not sure what they are? Let us give you a boost of inspiration: https://t.co/DvssBR3Cq5

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A completed shaded digital badge commission for featuring their handsome thylacine character, Kipper! 🐾

I rarely get to draw thylacines, so I made sure he came out great! Tried to capture their really long jaws!

Hope you all enjoy! 💜💙

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Niche subject, but how many coats of arms feature extinct animals? The ones I have here are Tasmania with two thylacines, Mauritius with a dodo, Wellington with a moa and Hobart with a Tasmanian emu. What else ya got?

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Some sketch studies of Thylacines, an extinct marsupial carnivore also known as the Tasmanian Wolf. They were once found in Australia and Tasmania. They were wiped out by combination of human activity and their niche being occupied by dogs (dingoes).

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