Tasmanian Tiger

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The Tasmanian tiger (Or Thylacine) is a Members-only animal in the Diamond Shop for 10 diamonds in Animal Jam Classic or on the Sapphire Shop for 150 Sapphires on Animal Jam Play Wild. They are similar to the Wolf, despite this they are actually Marsupials, their similarities come from Convergent Evolution and this is exemplified in the game with the fact that they move similarly to each other, but the Tasmanian Tiger's movements are much more uncanny-feeling. Before its addition to Animal Jam it has been featured on other videogames such as Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, Far Cry 3, Zoo Tycoon 2, Crash Bandicoot and Valorant.

Appearance.

The Tasmanian tiger is a Dog-like Marsupial related to the Tasmanian Devil, Quoll, Antechinus and even Opposums, and has a wide jaw which it can open up to 90 degrees, it's fur is orange (Color 1) with a cream-colored underbelly (Color 2) and has dark purple markings, its eyes are green.

Actions.

Dance: The Tasmanian Tiger does Brazilian Capoeira moves.

Play: The Tasmanian Tiger digs out a bone off the floor (like the Direwolf/Aenocyon) and plays with it like a butterfly knife while changing poses quickly before losing its grip on it, looping.

Sleep: Lays down on it's side and yawns, exposing the wide jaws.

Hop: They hop like the Kangaroo, standing in its hind legs and doing a backflip.

Sit: The animal sits on it's hind legs and tail, almost like a Kangaroo.

Trivia.

• The Tasmanian Tiger used to be widespread across the island of Tasmania, south of Australia, and there's fossil evidence of them having lived on the Australian Mainland and even the island of New Guinea.
• It is known by many names, such as Thylacine, Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf, and even Tasmanian Hyena.
• It belongs to the "Dasyuridae" family of Marsupials, which means it has a relation to animals such as the Tasmanian Devil, Antechinus, Quolls, Dunnarts, among others, it was also the biggest member of this family while it still lived.
• They are a species of animal that's gone extinct during Historical times, the last one dying in captivity on the 7th of September 1936 at the Hobart Zoo.
• 7th of September is also National Threatened Species Day in Australia.
• The Thylacine has a higher bite force than that of wolves or other similarly sized canines.
• The poses it quickly flashes during it's Play action are comprised of references to Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.
• They have an Alpha named Benjamin, in honor of the last known named Thylacine individual.
• Benjamin might not have existed as a real individual and his story has been highly fictionalized in real life.
• It is now theorized that their extinction date may have been later than first presumed.
• Thylacines are of huge cultural significance on the island of Tasmania, being featured in its Coat of Arms, being featured in Aboriginal stories, and even being the mascot of the Tasmanian Cricket Team.
• Recent studies in regards to the Thylacine's brain have shown that it was adapted to make complex decisions, and was bigger than an average Marsupial brain, this being evidence of them being active hunters.