How the Tasmanian tiger outfoxed its prey

August 31, 2026 · 9:00 am 2 sources

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• Not tiger, not wolf: Australian thylacine skull reveals a far different hunting style
  Phys.org · August 31, 2026 09:00
  A new study led by Flinders University has flipped the historical narrative about Australia's thylacine, finding the native apex predator known as the "Tasmanian tiger" was significantly different from the wolves and wild dogs it was likened to before being hunted to extinction.
• How the Tasmanian tiger outfoxed its prey
  Phys.org · August 31, 2026 15:00
  The Tasmanian tiger hunted more like a fox than its fearsome namesake, according to a new UniSC biomechanics study of predatory animals across the globe. The University of the Sunshine Coast-led research, published in BMC Ecology and Evolution, featured the thylacine in a comparison of 48 living…