Tasmanian Tiger

May 20, 2008: Scientists in Australia announced they have successfully rejuvenated the DNA of the extinct Tasmanian Tiger, a dog like marsupial. The DNA was extracted from baby Tasmanian Tigers that were preserved in alcohol one-hundred years ago. The genetic specimens were implanted into a mouse embryo.

The scientific breakthrough can potentially lead to the recreation of once extinct animals like dinosaurs and mammoths. The process was fictionalized in the 1993 movie Jurassic Park where dinosaurs were brought back to life through remnant DNA.

The last Tasmanian Tiger "Benjamin" died in 1936 while in captivity at the Hobart Zoo in Australia. The animals were extinct in the wild in the 1900s and officially declared extinct in 1986 after no specimens were recorded for fifty years.

The Tasmanian Tigers were predators who ate kangaroos, Tasmanian Emu's and small animals.

• Viva La Evolution!: Tasmanian Tiger Clone One Piece Closer to Completion (May 28, 2008)

• Palaeoblog: Genes From Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Resurrected (May 19, 2008)

• LiveScience: Extinct Tasmanian Tiger's DNA Revived in Mice (May 19, 2008)

• Wired: Will Tasmanian Tiger Clone Work? (June 10, 2002)

• Google Blog Search: Tasmanian Tiger

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