Extinct Tasmanian Tiger subject of study
Friday, April 20, 2012 - 05:30
in Biology & Nature
MELBOURNE, April 19 (UPI) -- The unique Tasmanian Tiger, also known as the thylacine, had limited genetic diversity prior to its 20th century extinction, Australian scientists say.
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