The last known Tasmanian tiger died in a Hobart Zoo in 1936.

However before that happened thirteen young joeys were preserved in alcohol, and stored in a dusty Melbourne cupboard.

This year a team of researchers from the University of Melbourne successfully sequenced the Tasmanian tiger's entire genome.

Theses scientists believe that new advances in CRISPR technology, which can alter DNA and clone it, may allow scientists to bring back the Tasmanian Tiger.

They are not alone, with a team researchers from Harvard University working to bring back the wooly mammoth by using the DNA of its closest living relative, the Asian elephant.