Tasmanian Tiger
The Tasmanian tiger got its name from the island state of Tasmania in Australia. The last living Tasmanian tiger was recorded in Hobart, the capital of the state. The scientific name of this extinct animal is thylacine. This wolf-like, pouch-bearing mammal had stripes on its body. In the 19th century / early 20th century, European settlers drove these creatures to extinction in Tasmania because of their greed for profit. They wiped out the thylacines (numbered in the thousands) to protect their sheep.
Harimau Tasmania mendapat namanya daripada negeri Tasmania di Australia. Harimau Tasmania hidup terakhir telah direkodkan di Hobart, ibunegeri Tasmania. Nama sains haiwan ini ialah "thylacine". Mamalia berkantung yang merupai serigala ini mempunyai belang seperti harimau. Pada kurun ke-19 / awal kurun ke-20, peneroka-peneroka Eropah menyebabkan kepupusan haiwan ini. Ini kerana mereka menghargai kambing biri-biri mereka (yang membawa keuntungan) lebih daripada haiwan asli negara yang mereka takluki atau jajahi.