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Tasmanian tiger
noun
: a somewhat doglike carnivorous marsupial (Thylacinus cynocephalus) that formerly inhabited Tasmania but is now considered extinct
called also Tasmanian wolf, thylacine
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But their projects to bring back the woolly mammoth and other extinct species such as the dodo and the Tasmanian tiger have led some critics to take Colossal to task for tampering with nature just like in the movies.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Colossal is also making breakthroughs on its dodo bird and thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) projects, framing de-extinction not as spectacle, but as a tool for conservation, resilience and ethical reflection.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
In 2023, Mármol Sánchez led a study that sequenced RNA from a 130-year-old Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
In modern times, the Tasmanian tiger, the dodo, and the Steller's sea cow are but a few iconic examples of species lost as a result of human activity.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
In the past, Colossal has also revealed plans to revive other species of extinct animals like the Tasmanian tiger, New Zealand’s giant moa, and woolly mammoths.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Colossal is also making breakthroughs on its dodo bird and thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) projects, framing de-extinction not as spectacle, but as a tool for conservation, resilience and ethical reflection.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
In 2023, Mármol Sánchez led a study that sequenced RNA from a 130-year-old Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
In modern times, the Tasmanian tiger, the dodo, and the Steller's sea cow are but a few iconic examples of species lost as a result of human activity.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
In the past, Colossal has also revealed plans to revive other species of extinct animals like the Tasmanian tiger, New Zealand’s giant moa, and woolly mammoths.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Tasmanian tiger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tasmanian%20tiger. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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