The very last Tasmanian tiger is thought to have died at a zoo ... to determine the genes that produce the thylacine's distinct jaw and skull shape by comparing the thylacine, wolf, and dog ...

Tasmanian tigers were quite similar to wolves or dogs in appearance, with short, sandy or yellowish fur, short pointy ears, a powerful jaw and a long stiff tail. The thylacine was carnivorous ...

Scientists have taken another step towards the resurrection of the Tasmanian tiger with the first successful recovery of RNA from an extinct species. RNA is the genetic material present in all ...