Other names: Tasmanian tiger, zebra wolf, Australian hyena,tiger wolf,dog face possum, tiger possum.
While many list this species as going extinct in 30s, a more acurrate date of extinction is
(If I recall in an old wwf mag) was in the 60s or 70s based on analysis of a bone found.
Sightings still occur today.
Diet: prefers smallish animals (and likely couldn't kill adult sheep), captive individuals were said to decline wombat meat, the preferred method of killing was said to be disembowelment, they did not chase prey for long periods, instead they were lunge and stalk type predators (like cats), and did not hunt in packs.