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Did dingoes cause a species to become extinct?

The arrival of dingoes is thought by some to have been a major factor in the extinction of the thylacine or "tazzie tiger" in mainland Australia. Evidence shows that thylacines once inhabited the entire Australian mainland, only to suddenly disappear about 3,000 years ago. Seeing as dingoes are thought to have arrived around 500 years prior, it's thought that this was sufficient time for them to impact the thylacine populations. Additionally, thylacines managed to survive in the dingo-devoid island of Tasmania until the 1930s. Others doubt this, as the two species would not have been in direct competition, the dingo being primarily a daytime predator, while the thylacine hunted mostly at night.

This news arrived on: 04/28/2008

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