Tiger Tales: Stories of the Tasmanian Tiger [Paperback]

Col Bailey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

Everywhere you look in Tasmania there are pictures, symbols, signs and designs of the island's most famous resident, the Tasmanian tiger. Yet the last captive animal died in 1936 and according to scientists is officially extinct. Or is it? In Tiger Tales, Col Bailey showcases his favorite Tassie tiger stories, from mysterious sightings over the past 60 years to interviews with old fur-trappers and bushmen from great wilderness regions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers PTY Limited (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0732269253
• ISBN-13: 978-0732269258
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,476,545 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the money, March 6, 2004

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Keith Sailers (Lawrenceville, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tiger Tales: Stories of the Tasmanian Tiger (Paperback)

If you want to learn about the Tasmanian tiger this is a good starting point. Before purchasing this book my only knowledge of the Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine ) was that in the early 19th centuary they were wiped out.Sometimes on tv you might see the old black & white newsreel of the "Tiger" walking around , then the yawn showing a alligator smile full of teeth. The reason correct or not was that they were sheep-killers and the government paid a bounty on every Thylacine killed. Soon in a matter of years it was gone. This book has many black & white photos(25+) and stories of early setlers encounters.The more recent sightings in the 1990's might prove that it has survived past 1936.That was the year that the last known "Tiger", Benjamin died alone in the Beaumaris Zoo. After reading this book I hope (like the author) that it still roams the wilds trying to survive mankind.