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There are periodic sightings of them. Although not with high enough confidence or documentation to say definitely, "They are still out there".
by RajT88 4y ago
There are periodic sightings of them. Although not with high enough confidence or documentation to say definitely, "They are still out there".
- jonny_eh 4y agoIt's not plausible that such a large animal can have a self-sustaining population in the wild, and not be properly detected by the scientific community for 100 years.
- RajT88 4y agohttps://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/extinct-thylacine-sightings/ https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/extinc...
- Zanni 4y agoTwelve animals thought to be extinct, some for hundreds, one for millions of years, before being rediscovered: https://www.treehugger.com/lazarus-species-extinct-animals-found-alive-4869279 https://www.treehugger.com/lazarus-species-extinct-animals-f...
- jhbadger 4y agoExcept that in general the "rediscovery" isn't something dramatic -- it's just a systematist in a lab looking at an animal known by many and realizing that it is the same species as fossilized/preserved specimens thought to be extinct rather than a common related species. That's quite different from finding a thylacine, an animal that couldn't be confused with anything else.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoThis seems like a very inaccurate summary of the examples given in that article.
- jhbadger 4y agoBermuda Petrel -- there are many nearly identical petrels, exactly the same to non-experts. Chacoan Peccary -- There are many wild pigs. Coelacanth -- Maybe the only real example of a "rediscovered species". But that's only because we know the oceans far less than we know the land. Lord Howe Island Stick Insect -- You've probably seen a stick insect like this yourself even if it is genetically different. La Palma Giant Lizard -- Same genus as Gallotia, a very common lizard on the Canary islands. Takahe -- It's the same genus as the swamp hen. To an non-expert, they are the same. Cuban Solenodon -- it looks like a common shrew to non-experts. New Caledonian Crested Gecko -- It's a geko. New Holland Mouse -- it's a mouse (not a marsupial, despite being native to Australia). Giant Palouse Earthworm -- It's an earthworm, although larger than normal. Large-Billed Reed-Warbler -- same genus as many other warblers, exactly the same to non-experts who don't measure the bill. Laotian Rock Rat -- It actually is of a unique genus, so more interesting than most of these examples, but still, it's a rodent not that different to the average person than other rodents.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoOne might be greatly overestimating the number of scientist per hectare.
- wruza 4y agoOtoh, there is a huge reward for capturing a living thylacine.
- mkl 4y agoIn 1910 someone tried to introduce moose into a remote corner of New Zealand [1]. They haven't been seen since 1952, but seem to still be out there, as hair was found in 2002. If things as big as moose can hide a self-sustaining population in a small corner of New Zealand, thylacines could plausibly hide in Australia or Tasmania. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose#New_Zealand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose#New_Zealand
- Tao3300 4y agoScientists haven't managed to find a sasquatch yet, and those are even bigger.
- emmelaich 4y agoIt is very unlikely -- however have you been to Tasmania? Some parts are well-nigh impenetrable due to thick bush.
- Apocryphon 4y agoNot exciting enough for the cryptozoologists to track