Lost remains of last known Tasmanian tiger found hidden in museum cabinet

Benjamin, a male tiger, is thought to be the last surviving member of this now- extinct species. The extinction of the species was marked by the death of an elderly female three years after Benjamin's death.

The skin and bones of a female thylacine were found in a cabinet in the storage area of the TMAMG in Australia. According to a museum statement, the specimen traveled to area schools for educational demonstrations about the thylacine, which was the last known one.

The animal was captured by a trapper and sold to the zoo. In the nearly 90 years since the zoo donated the tiger's remains to the museum, no one knows where it is.

While living in captivity, Benjamin died three years later, making him the last survivor of the species.

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When the last thylacine died in the zoo, it was reported that it had been sent to the museum, but it was never identified, according to the co-author of an upcoming study. Many people tried to identify it by matching up the banding pattern without knowing that they were using a photograph of the second-to-last thylacine.

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Robert Paddle, a comparative psychologist at the Australian Catholic University, and Medlock were determined to solve the mystery.

Medlock thought that it might be there. The taxidermist at the museum worked on a thylacine in 1936 and 1937. The first written confirmation of the arrival of the tylacine was given here.

The zoo attendants did not treat the tiger well, often forgetting to feed it and keep it outside, rather than letting it into its sheltered sleeping quarters.

She said that she was able to do a thorough review of the collection. Two of the skins and mounts were not traced to a recorded donation. One of these was prepared very well and the other had been removed from the body and not tanned very well.

As part of the museum's educational collection, the female thylacine's skeleton was divided into sections so it could be portable for travel.

The skeleton of the female tiger shows that it was a very old animal. Its teeth are worn down and wear is evenly distributed across all tooth types.

The identification of the specimen will encourage people to think about how easy it is for a species to disappear.

According to the National Museum Australia, the Thylacines went extinct after years of overhunting and habitat destruction.

The remains are now on display.