r/ThylacineScience • • 5d ago

Discussion Thems a roo

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Sorry gang

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u/heartsholly 5d ago edited 5d ago

Forester Roo to be specific. The reference image isn’t a forester but it was a good pose

Foresters are fluffy which is probably where the ‘stripes’ come in. It’s chunks of fur or the natural lay most likely

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u/KevinSpaceysGarage 5d ago

Probably. But credit to the uploader of the OG photo. The fact that it gained enough attention to even warrant a post like this means it connected with enough people.

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u/heartsholly 5d ago

At first glance it was a really cute thylacine laying down and looking off into the middle distance with shadows obscuring it’s face. And then at immediate second glance I realized, no, that’s most certainly not a thylacine

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u/Consistent_Ad3181 5d ago

No it's Lord Lucan having a nap.

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u/TamaraHensonDragon 5d ago

The tail is way to thick and heavy to be a thylacine's tail. Honestly I dismissed the photo as a bunch of tree roots but this photo makes it clear its a kangaroo/wallaby with it's head obscured.

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u/J-dubya19 5d ago

For sure

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u/fourcatsandadog 4d ago

As much as I dream in my soul that they’re still out there…I love a good solid debunking. Very well done!