This Species Went Extinct In 1939Education Is The Vehicle For Stopping Other Species From The Same Fait.
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Well hello to you, and welcome. What species can open it's mouth like a crocodile, has stripes like a Zebra, and a tail of that came from who knows where? Oh wait, one other feature, it has a pouch like a Kangaroo? Give up? Well, it's called the Thylacine, or,"wolf headed pouch dog, if you look it up in Latin."
Yep, it's all in the D.N.A. mix. There are a number of articles that have been written about this animal. Why? First, it's a flat out interesting topic to read and write about. And second, a certain someone offered a great deal of money for real time footage of one; 1.25 million dollars to be exact.
It will have to be listed as one of the most endangered species. This is a snap shot from the Hobart Zoo in 1936. That's when they supposedly went extinct.
But hold the phone. Extinct? Do you think they still exist? You be the careful investigator. Click the Thylacine picture to see an interactive map of all the reported sightings in Australia!
I thought I would include this article to add some humor to the subject. How in the world did this species evolve? Who did it propagate with to get its shape? Australia is famous for animals that came out strange from the species assembly line!
Well, for those of you that care about the land of living endangered species, I created a web site for kids and all to learn some fun wild animal facts about species around the world. Its called, RaceToSaveTheRaces.com
How about the Southern Hairy nosed Wombat? It's a bear, wait, no, it's got the nose of a rabbit. No, how about a pig. And my favorite characteristic, its pouch is upside down!
Hey, if you dug as much as they did, and you were the baby, you'd love that feature to keep your pouch home dirt free. Yes, having a pouch upside down is weird and smart at the same time, and, not to mention, a lot of years of evolution.
Back to the Thylacine:
I was shocked as I'm sure you are to with how wide a Thylacine can open it's jaw, I mean wider than a lion, leopard, grizzly bear, just fill in the blank! The first thing that came to my mind was a crocodile! Why did it develop this way? What did it need to grab hold of that it required that kind of function? Maybe their's an expert on here that could answer some of these stirring questions. And where in the world did it get its stripes? Just a portion of its backsides has stripes; how weird is that?
Lessons from extinction?
Why did the Thylacines numbers go way South? Well, livestock was being threatened and farmers exterminated them. And just what can be learned for this? Well, as you might know, a similar kind of situation is happening in the United States right this moment.
It's happening with the Gray Wolf, and the livestock there. But the awareness level is way high with this endangered species. Environmental organizations are in court to change rulings for the benefit of the wolf. It's this kind of awareness, and petitions for people to sign, the Thylacine would still be around. It makes for good checks and balances.
One final point I'd like to make. There are solutions that mankind can create for endangered species. That is, if they would just put to use their eighteen billion brain cells. Here is an example how man stepped in and created a solution to an endangered species situation in Africa.
Some farmers in Africa were seeing the cheetah was killing there livestock, so they started exterminating them. And then, an environmental organization learned that this was happening, and came up with a brilliant solution. They started paying the farmers for the livestock the cheetahs were eating. And the result? Now the farmers let the cheetahs live!
Another solution that has helped the wolves could have been implemented to saving the Thylacine. What solution am I talking about? Guards can be posted to guard livestock with non-lethal sound devices, blanks, or air horns. You know the ones, they are used at football games. This would have scared off the this dog, and problem would have been solved. Isn't that the kind of wildlife conservation that makes sense?
But we're talking about the past for this species. As your aware, there are many more species that need this kind of protection, the wolf, the sharks, and the polar bears to name a few. Don't get me started. :) It's all up on my web site. If you have kids that love wild animals, they will have fun on my site.
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It's happening with the Gray Wolf, and the livestock there. But the awareness level is way high with this endangered species. Environmental organizations are in court to change rulings for the benefit of the wolf. It's this kind of awareness, and petitions for people to sign, the Thylacine would still be around. It makes for good checks and balances.
One final point I'd like to make. There are solutions that mankind can create for endangered species. That is, if they would just put to use their eighteen billion brain cells. Here is an example how man stepped in and created a solution to an endangered species situation in Africa.
Some farmers in Africa were seeing the cheetah was killing there livestock, so they started exterminating them. And then, an environmental organization learned that this was happening, and came up with a brilliant solution. They started paying the farmers for the livestock the cheetahs were eating. And the result? Now the farmers let the cheetahs live!
Another solution that has helped the wolves could have been implemented to saving the Thylacine. What solution am I talking about? Guards can be posted to guard livestock with non-lethal sound devices, blanks, or air horns. You know the ones, they are used at football games. This would have scared off the this dog, and problem would have been solved. Isn't that the kind of wildlife conservation that makes sense?
But we're talking about the past for this species. As your aware, there are many more species that need this kind of protection, the wolf, the sharks, and the polar bears to name a few. Don't get me started. :) It's all up on my web site. If you have kids that love wild animals, they will have fun on my site.
I really hope the Thylacine is discovered again, because there are lessons to be learned with the crazy method called, "extermination."Thanks, and show this map of the Thylacine to your kids!
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