Can YOU find the Tasmanian Tiger in this picture? Long-time seeker insists it contains proof the elusive Australian mammal is NOT extinct
- An image of what could possibly be a Tasmanian Tiger has surfaced
- The image was captured by trail cameras on the outskirts of Perth
- It has excited thylacine researchers who suggest it could be a sub species
A trail camera has captured an image that has sparked a debate whether one of Australia's lost animals has a sub-species living in Perth.
The footage was captured on the outskirts of Perth and shows a dog-like animal with an extremely long tail.
The cameras were placed in the property after the owners said their pet dog was killed by an unknown animal.
Can you spot the animal that has sparked a debate online
The dog-like animal in the background was spotted on a backyard camera and has sparked a debate whether it is a sub-species of the extinct mainland Tasmanian Tiger or a fox
A trail camera has captured an image (above) that has excited Tasmanian Tiger hunters to the possibility that the animal may still roam freely across Australia
With recent sightings reported of the extinct Tasmanian Tiger roaming around just an hours drive of Perth, an online debate is raging whether the animal could be a fox or a mainland species of the thylacine.
The Tasmanian Tiger or thylacine officially became extinct in 1986, despite the death of the last known thylacine in Hobart Zoo in 1936.
The Tasmanian Tiger looked like a long dog with stripes and had a heavy stiff tail.
With debate raging whether the animal could be a fox, Thylacine Awareness Group Of Australia founder Neil Waters said it could possibly be a sub species of the thought to be extinct Tasmanian Tiger.
'My claim is there is more than one species of thylacine's. Tasmanian Tigers in Tasmania were isolated so they probably had a narrower gene pool,' Mr Waters told Daily Mail Australia.
'With the mainland being bigger there is a lot more scope for a sub species.
'I agree the head looks like a fox, but the rear end I can't find a fox online that looks like that. The tail is exceptionally long and even in thickness.
'It looks like it is covered in fur. It doesn't look like a fox at the rear end.'
In Novemeber the Thylacine Awareness Group Of Australia released special footage of what they believed to be a Tasmanian Tiger
Tasmanian Tigers on the mainland of Australia are thought to have become extinct over 2000 years ago but Mr Waters hopes that his research can help prove they still roam the country
Mr Waters said there have been numerous reported sightings of the Tasmanian Tiger an hours drive from Perth, both historical and recent, but none have been confirmed.
In November the Thylacine Awareness Group Of Australia released special footage of what they believed to be a Tasmanian Tiger captured by trail cameras on a property in Nannup in Western Australia.
Mr Waters told Daily Mail Australia the animal moved exactly like a thylacine.
'The animal has a very peculiar gait, the way it walks is quite weird,' Mr Waters said.
'In one of the clips you can clearly see stripes down the side.'
Mr Waters has in his possession over 500 sighting of thylacines in South Australia alone
'Benjamin' the last captive Thylacine died at Hobart Zoo in 1936
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