The Tasmanian Tiger once roamed throughout Australia, leaving lasting connections with the land and its First Peoples. | dG1feDRES2w5emRVdkk
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00:03 The Tasmanian tiger was presumed extinct in the 1930s.
00:23 But it's not a tiger.
00:27 And it's not Tasmanian.
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00:33 It was across the continent once upon a time.
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00:40 The history of the Tasmanian tiger, it's painted on the rock.
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00:47 We are going on a journey in search of its story.
00:55 Tasmanian tiger today, they don't live here.
00:57 It's an ancestor spirit.
01:00 In our language, it's called [INAUDIBLE]..
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01:07 In the past, there were a great number of species.
01:19 This would have been a little, tiny, chihuahua-sized
01:23 thylacinid.
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01:28 These various features really indicate
01:45 that this is a thylacine.
01:49 After finding our first thylacine,
01:51 we thought we would start a day called National Thylacine Day.
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01:58 I believe today he's here somewhere.
02:04 It's resting place right here, marble pigeon.
02:09 That night, he goes out.
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02:26 you