Thread: Thylacine??

I'm betting no.......for the tiger to be in existence there needs to be at least two....

given the last captive tiger died in 1936 and there has been no confirmed sighting since I say the tiger is 100% extinct

Fifty years ago I was in the middle of the Simpson Desert, waiting on a claypan for plane from Alice to land. A movement on the other side of the claypan attracted my attention. As it came a little closer I was able to identify it as a large, cat-like black animal about 1.5m long, not including tail. It seemed as curious as I was, and sort of froze when I armed myself with the jack handle and cautiously walked towards it. When I was about ten metres away it seemed to sort of come into focus, and it became clear that it was a normal sized domestic cat (I was, and remain, astounded that one of these survived in this area after one of the longest droughts on record - that year was the first rain recorded at Andado, the nearest station, in ten years).

What I believe happened is that when I first spotted it, it was much closer than I thought - there was a complete lack of size clues in the claypan with a sand ridge on the other side. When it got close enough that binocular vision came in to play, I was able to estimate distance and hence size much more accurately. Having had this experience, I believe a similar set of experiences explains many if not most of the country's unusual animal sightings.

I think it's too fat in the rear of the belly to be a thylacine. Also agree with Weeds, reckon after all this time we would have seen them before now.

I dont think this place is as remote as some people think , certainly you would have thought to support numbers that could breed someone with a half decent camera would have stumbled upon one by now.
cheers,
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All interesting,, it would be nice if they were still around.

Talking about seeing them or not, I know of guys who have been chasing deer for years, and still never seen one.
I guess though, if people aren't out there specifically looking for them, we'll never really know. And like others it amazes me that the pics and vids that are taken are so bad, especially in the last few years where just about everything is digital.

Originally Posted by Chops

All interesting,, it would be nice if they were still around.

Talking about seeing them or not, I know of guys who have been chasing deer for years, and still never seen one.
I guess though, if people aren't out there specifically looking for them, we'll never really know. And like others it amazes me that the pics and vids that are taken are so bad, especially in the last few years where just about everything is digital.

You are right there, I have yet to see a good clear picture of a UFO, they are always fuzzy and indistinct.

Originally Posted by Marty90

It's a dog with a sore front right foot.

My first thought as well!

Originally Posted by Chops

All interesting,, it would be nice if they were still around.

Talking about seeing them or not, I know of guys who have been chasing deer for years, and still never seen one.
I guess though, if people aren't out there specifically looking for them, we'll never really know. And like others it amazes me that the pics and vids that are taken are so bad, especially in the last few years where just about everything is digital.

Tell em I o come up my way. You can see them most mornings this time of year, in my street. Cheeky buggers.