The discovery of the remains of the last Tasmanian tiger (<i>Thylacinus cynocephalus</i>)

ABSTRACT When the last known Tasmanian tiger or thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) died in Hobart Zoo, during night of 7th September 1936, its body was reportedly forwarded to Museum. The apparent failure museum preserve has always been disquieting researchers. A detailed examination unpublished zoo and archival records resolved this anomaly. preservation being occasioned by searching for wrong specimen: much photographed filmed penultimate on display. This research resulted discovery identification a later arrival at zoo, endling species: an aged, adult female, whose indeed upon her death, preserved therein; we explain why no contemporary details were recorded zoological collection registers. Now, first time, eighty-six years after event, present photographs identifying skin skeleton last-known living thylacine.