“A new study led by Flinders University has flipped the historical narrative about #Australia's #thylacine, finding the native apex predator known as the ‘ #TasmanianTiger ’ was significantly different from the wolves and wild dogs it was likened to before being hunted to #extinction.” https://phys.org/news/2026-08-tiger-wolf-australian-thylacine-skull.html #science #biology #anatomy #genetics #marsupial #tasmania