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Tiger Tales: Stories of the Tasmanian Tiger

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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.